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Season 1  "Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery"  1x4

Aired 7 years ago - Nov 17, 2016

When James' beloved elementary school teacher is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, he tries to employ a risky robotic surgery to save her, an approach with which Walter disagrees. Also, a military veteran blinded in combat and riddled with guilt refuses Zoe and Talikha's high-tech treatment that could restore his vision.

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Well, I don't see things getting much worse.
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There is a cystic mass on the bone that shouldn't be there.
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Now we're ready to test it.
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(pants) Oh, my God.
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I'm sorry, James. I know how personal this is to you.
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Radiation?
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his optic nerve digitally so he can see?
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so Mrs. Gardner became
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I just don't see this lasting. I mean, him and James are
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I've spent a lot of time in hospitals.
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James, I've looked at every possible way of doing this.
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He'll probably die. Uh...
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But, James, you can't, um, lash out at your team that way.
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has figured out a way to make it real.
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Honestly...
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But what if we don't use four surgeons?
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Do you want to know why I don't want this surgery?
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One of my best friends.
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- (rapid beeping) - CHANNARAYAPATRA: She's having a seizure.
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how important.
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We're working very hard.
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You don't use paper or books
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My own belief systems.
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CHENG: Okay. Let's run the test.
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Well, it's me. Your ears broke, too?
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because of what you did to me.
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(machinery whirring)
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Human doctors, which is embarrassingly
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12 times 12, oh, my goodness.
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MRS. GARDNER: You ready? Let's go.
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the bleeding is stopping.
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access both the liver and kidney tumors.
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Because it's gonna pass right through
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♪ ♪
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Mrs. Gardner has a long way to go,
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How'd you get him to change his mind?
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You, of all people.
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