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    "Collagen bricks" delay brain cancer regeneration and protect healthy tissues

    • Last Update: 2022-10-02
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    It is a therapeutic seed, about the size of a stamp, containing a radioactive source embedded in collagen tiles, together to provide a precise, targeted dose



    The UC San Diego Health Center is the first hospital system in San Diego to offer a new, highly targeted and precisely targeted radiation therapy that protects the healthy tissue of brain cancer patients while delaying tumor regeneration


    "As the only academic medical center in the region, the UC San Diego Health Center is committed to providing the most innovative and effective treatments for brain cancer patients," said


    The new FDA-approved method, called GammaTile, uses small radioparticles or brachytherapy to implant the tumor site during surgery and naturally absorb it into the body for the treatment of malignant and recurrent brain tumors, including gliomas, glioblastomas, and meningiomas


    The UC San Diego Health Center began offering new brachytherapy options


    Each therapeutic seed is approximately the size of a stamp and contains a radiation source embedded in collagen tiles, which together provide a precise, targeted dose of radiation


    According to the American Cancer Society, more than 25,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with malignant brain or spinal cord tumors


    "Multiple radiation treatments for brain cancer patients can be stressful and time-consuming




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