Prostate cancer patients cured with sound waves that 'have no life-changing side effects'
The high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is targeted using a device guided by an MRI scanner. A probe is placed in the patient’s bowel under anaesthetic. It delivers the waves to the site with no needles, or cuts to the skin. Cancerous cells are killed with heat – which must hit 140F (60C) to work – leaving healthy tissue alone. Dr Ghai said the MRI also gives instant readings of the temperature reached: “By combining the high-intensity focused ultrasound device with MRI, we can target our treatment to the exact location, because we’re able to pinpoint precisely where the tumour...
Source: express.co.uk