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NextScience cites FDA clearance of the HistoSonics Edison system for noninvasive destruction of liver tumors. The technique, called histotripsy, uses focused sound waves to create tiny bubbles that mechanically break apart targeted tissue, the account explains. It calls early studies promising but cautions that this is not a cure-all and says access remains limited to hospitals offering the technology.

HistoSonics Edison system cleared to destroy liver tumors with sound waves

NextScience, citing the FDA, describe histotripsy as using tiny bubbles to mechanically break apart targeted tissue without an incision, radiation or heat.

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A Cancer Treatment That Uses Sound Instead of Surgery
Imagine destroying a liver tumor without an incision, radiation, or heat.
That is the idea behind histotripsy. The FDA cleared the HistoSonics Edison system in 2023 for non-invasive destruction of liver tumors. Focused sound waves create tiny bubbles that mechanically break apart targeted tissue.
Early studies are promising, but this is not a cure-all, and access remains limited to hospitals offering the technology.
A remarkable example of how sound waves are entering cancer treatment.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. HistoSonics Edison System 510(k) clearance.

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