A new nasal delivery method for amifostine could protect healthy tissue during pancreatic cancer radiation therapy, ...

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute have found that fewer sessions of higher dose vaginal cuff brachytherapy work just ...

While undergoing a new radiation therapy for a cancerous tumour in his prostate, his testicles were relocated for a while and 10 tubings were inserted into his prostate and left there for several ...

A new Phase I clinical trial from London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) has found high-precision ...

These are two measured dosimetric quantities that can be used to estimate the radiation risks. Gy∙cm2 is used for estimating ... the reference point is located 15 cm from the isocenter toward the ...

The ionising effect of radiation is used in the Geiger-Muller (GM) tube as a means of detecting the radiation. The GM tube is a hollow cylinder filled with a gas at low pressure. The tube has a ...

The innovative delivery method being explored uses either a nasoduodenal tube or a specially coated ... is especially vulnerable during radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer,” noted Guy ...

CLEVELAND — A game-changing new type of radiation therapy cuts time while improving precision in targeting tumors, a development that could transform cancer care as we know it. Traditional ...

One of the most common treatments for cancer is radiation therapy, which includes high-energy rays that target and destroy cancer cells. Radiation therapy can also be used to shrink tumours.

Nuclear medicine therapy uses radiopharmaceuticals targeting specific tumours, such as thyroid, lymphomas or bone metastases, delivering radiation to tumorous lesions as part of a therapeutic strategy ...