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Thanks for the quick reply, Micael, maybe someone can brainstorm a bit=20 more and develop a way to control the radiation to do what is needed,=20 without damage to surrounding tissue...... =09 [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Micael Granstrom wrote: > Radiation is not like a laser beam, it can=B4t be used for surgical purpo= ses, > it doesn,t cut, it merely reacts with the surroundings. Also you get a lo= t > of side effects, secondary reactions and so on. The use of radiation in > cancer therapy is based on the fact that dividing cells (which is indeed = the > case for cancer cells) are more susceptible to radiation but you also ki= ll > normal cells hopefully to a lesser extent. But anyway, brainstorming like > your ideas are never wrong, sooner or later you hit the golden spot. >=20 > Best wishes for the holidays Micce Granstrom >=20 > At 00.22 1996-12-19 -0500, you wrote: > >While reading some of the posts here, two ideas came to me, please feel > >free to discuss, amplify or tell me they are worthless, but MAYBE one or > >the other could help with PD. > >Idea one: why can't sinemet be put into extra thick capsules, and be > >taken at one time during the day, some capsules could be twice as thick, > >some three times, to ensure they melt hours later and distribute the > >contents.. > >2 If radiation can be beamed into the brain without incisions, to treat > >cancer, why not do the same, to perform a non-invasive palidotomy?? I am > >willing to take any criticism, but if thee is merit to either idea, > >please someone, get it into the right place to become useful! > > > > > > > > > >[OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! > >Ken Becker > >[log in to unmask] > > >=20