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Linear accelerator targets cancer

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Consultant clinical oncologist, Dr Amen Sibtain, talks about the latest state of the art treatment for cancer. Barts and The London NHS Trust has unveiled Europe's newest dedicated centre for the disease.

The latest technology, a linear accelerator for radiotherapy, can accurately target cancer cells within a millimetre. The machine has enabled doctors to fire radiotherapy around the optic nerve in someone's brain, between the eyes, to treat brain cancer.

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