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A Highly Focused Treatment for Brain Cancer Relies Upon _____________________

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A highly focused treatment for brain cancer relies upon _____________________.


A) 125I nuggets hemisperically arranged around the tumor, emitting convergent alpha particle beams which create the so-called alpha knife.
B) 99Tc nuggets hemisperically arranged around the tumor, emitting convergent X ray beams which create the so-called X ray knife.
C) 60Co nuggets hemisperically arranged around the tumor, emitting convergent gamma ray beams which create the so-called gamma knife.
D) 99Mo nuggets hemisperically arranged around the tumor, emitting convergent beta ray beams which create the so-called beta knife.

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