Briefs: O'connor Tolerates Intense Radiation Well, Doctors Say

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Mayor Bob O'Connor received his first treatment with a specialized form of radiation on Monday, his doctors at UPMC Shadyside said.

O'Connor, who is being treated for primary central nervous system lymphoma, did well with the 30-minute treatment and was in stable condition in the hospital's neuro intensive care unit.

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Briefs: O'connor Tolerates Intense Radiation Well, Doctors Say

The treatments with intensity modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, will deliver high doses of radiation directly to O'Connor's four tumors.

O'Connor, 61, last week received two treatments of whole-brain radiation. He will receive IMRT treatments every day this week that should take about 20 minutes each, the hospital said.

O'Connor's doctors reported yesterday h...

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