Rhode Island Hospital offering advanced radiation treatment for cancer from Varian

Rhode Island Hospital is now the first hospital in New England to offer cancer patients the "most precise radiation treatment for cancer," the hospital said. The new system is the Trilogy Stereotactic System from Varian Medical Systems, which can deliver all forms of external beam radiation. It provides tremendous versatility and precision for customizing treatments according to the specifics of each patient's case.

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