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Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy
Westchester Medical Center Becomes First In Hudson Valley To Offer New Brain Tumor Therapy Westchester Medical Center has become the first neurosurgical oncology program in the region that offers a new brain tumor therapy that delays the tumor's progression, among other benefits.  GammaTile Therapy involves surgically embedding a postage-stamp-sized implant into a patient's brain when their tumor is removed, the medical center said on Thursday, July 15. The implant then releases doses of radiation to the remaining tumor cells.  "This gradual process of local radiation occurs as the patient goes about his or her daily life, allowing the patient to bypass traditional radi…

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