The value of whole body X-ray scanning by computerised tomography as an advanced diagnostic tool in oncology is already well established. Now scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research with their medical colleagues at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, are carrying out clinical evaluation trials which they hope will demonstrate that the detailed anatomical data produced by an EMI whole body scanner can also be used to improve the effectiveness of radiation treatment given to cancer patients.
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