2006年VOA标准英语-More Surgeries Performed by Robots

By Cathryn Curtis
Washington, DC
23 March 2006
 
watch Surgery Robots

Doctors in the U.S. are increasingly using a new hi-tech tool in the surgery room -- robots. VOA's Cathryn Curtis reports on doctors in Los Angeles who will start using a surgical¹ robot next month.

--------------------------------------------------------

  
  

This may not be a human body, but the arms of this surgical robot, operated here by a reporter, will soon be performing delicate operations on real people.

 

 
Dr. Richard Friedman
  

Dr. Richard Friedman, of the St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California, will start using the robot in prostate surgeries in April.

"It's almost like having your hands inside the patient without cutting that patient open."

Like other doctors, he has received countless² hours of training on the $1.53 million machine.

Doctors can see inside the patients in 3-D, and surgery with robots results in less blood loss for the patient.

Raymond Shaerf  
  
There's another benefit for the patients, says Dr. Raymond Shaerf. "In our experience, patients do better, are out of the hospital sooner, and the recovery is faster."

Doctors at this hospital will use the robot for thoracic (chest) and prostate surgeries.

1 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

2 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。