Author: anonymousDate: 28 sptember 2011
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15076151, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/robotic_surgery
This article is about a robot named DaVinci that is used on prostate cancer only for men. The urology team that uses these robots in the Southmead hospital in Bristol carried out more than 450 robotic radical prostate gland operations and thirty bladder removal operations in 2009. The DaVinci robot includes three components: a surgeon's console, a robotic cart with four arms, and a 3D vision system. The surgeon's consol contains the master controls that the surgeon uses to manipulate the instruments. The handles translate the surgeon's natural hand and wrist movements into precise and robotic movements. These robots are very helpful for operating on prostate cancer because with their help the surgeons are able to make smaller and more precise cuts during the surgery. They say it is so precise that it can peal a grape. The patients quickly recover after operations by the help of the DaVinci robots and they stay in the hospital for only twenty four hours. The Southemead hospital presented in September 2011 the DaVinci robot to the public, patients, and hospital staff to see how the robot works. It was also said that this robot really changed prostate cancer treatment and there is a hope to extend its use to other cancers. All this happened during the "Blue September" event, which aimed to raise awareness of male cancers.
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15076151, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/robotic_surgery
This article is about a robot named DaVinci that is used on prostate cancer only for men. The urology team that uses these robots in the Southmead hospital in Bristol carried out more than 450 robotic radical prostate gland operations and thirty bladder removal operations in 2009. The DaVinci robot includes three components: a surgeon's console, a robotic cart with four arms, and a 3D vision system. The surgeon's consol contains the master controls that the surgeon uses to manipulate the instruments. The handles translate the surgeon's natural hand and wrist movements into precise and robotic movements. These robots are very helpful for operating on prostate cancer because with their help the surgeons are able to make smaller and more precise cuts during the surgery. They say it is so precise that it can peal a grape. The patients quickly recover after operations by the help of the DaVinci robots and they stay in the hospital for only twenty four hours. The Southemead hospital presented in September 2011 the DaVinci robot to the public, patients, and hospital staff to see how the robot works. It was also said that this robot really changed prostate cancer treatment and there is a hope to extend its use to other cancers. All this happened during the "Blue September" event, which aimed to raise awareness of male cancers.
Very interesting topic Richard! What did you think of it? You followed much of the format, wrote a great summary of the article and mentioned how helpful it could be to society, but you should have two paragraphs remember. First, a summary, and the second one should be a reflection of your thoughts about the article, how it may be helpful to society, how reliable the information is and so on. Good job overall!
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