India, Dec. 23 -- A new radiation therapy system that delivers sub-millimetric precision and significantly shorter treatment times has been introduced at Medanta Medicity in Sector 38, Gurugram, doctors at the hospital said.

The system, Varian EDGE, reduces a standard radiation session from about 2.5-3 minutes to under one minute, and large skin-field treatments from roughly 45 minutes to about 15 minutes, according to doctors involved in its use.

Medical experts said the machine uses surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) to deliver focused radiation while adapting to a patient's position and breathing, limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.

"This results in faster, safer, and more comfortable radiation therapy, even for co...