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True beam STX is installed in Max Hospital Patparganj. This machine is latest and unique in field of Radiation therapy which is loaded with artificial intelligence and able to deliver radiation therapy with stereotactic accuracy in 4D manner even in lesser than previous linac. 


It will help me to treat moving, life threatening tumour like liver cancer, cholangioarcinoma as well as we able to do knife-less radio surgery in tumour where surgery clearance is difficult like AVM,  trigeminal neuralgia, and able to complete treatment in 1 day to within 1-2 weeks in case where time is crucial like stage IV so that we can start chemotherapy early. This is a magic linac  having ability to deliver SRS, FSRT,  SBRT,  SABR, Rapid arc,  IGRT,  IMRT etc.  In simple words "     चुन चुन कर कीटाणुअो का सफाई कऱेगी" 


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https://www.americanoncology.com/truebeamstx/ 

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