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UPSC 2010: With reference to the treatment of cancerous tumours, a tool called cyberknife has been making the news. In this context, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a)It is a robotic image guided system
(b)It delivers an extremely precise dose of radiation
(c)It has the capability of achieving sub-millimetre accuracy
(d)It can map the spread of tumour in the body
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) It can map the spread of tumour in the body
The Cyberknife is a fully robotic, image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery system that delivers very high-dose beams with sub-millimetre precision; it does not perform diagnostic whole-body tumour mapping, so statement (d) is incorrect while (a)–(c) are correct. ([iasexamportal.com](https://iasexamportal.com/Answer-Key/General-Studies-Solution-CSP-2010))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2010, GS Paper 1, as Question 90. It falls under Science & Technology > Health & Diseases.
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