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WorksheetsPerforming brain surgery without a scalpel
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Tens of thousands of people get brain surgery without a scalped.
True
False
Using a laser for brain surgery is called...
laser brain surgery
stereotactic radio surgery
radio surgery
brain surgery
In stereotactic radio surgery the beams of radiation...
destroys brain
makes the tumors glow
heats up tumors
destroys tumors
CT scans help doctors calculate Hounsfield units which help figure out different tissue...
sizes
location
densities
cells
MRIs also help doctos determine a stereotactic radio surgery plan.
True
False
In this type of brain surgery only ONE beam is used.
True
False
How does this procedure remove tumor cell?
The beams shears the cell's DNA which causes the cell to breakdown
The beams shears the cell's DNA which burn off the tumor cell
Once the doctors destroy the tumor cells...
The doctors scrape out the dead cells
The destroyed cells all become scar tissue
Our immune system takes care of the dead cells
The cells are completely destroyed and nothing is there
This treatment works for
all tumor cells
small brain tumors
large brain tumors
What are two benefits of having this type of surgery? (Mark two)
Pain free
1 week recovery time
Little to no recovery time
Little pain
