radiotherapy

Increased cancer risk following use of radioactive Radium-224

harminka — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:19:16 -0500

In the course of an epidemiological study, scientists of the Institute of Radiation Biology of the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health – have established an unfavourable benefit-risk-ratio for ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with Radium-224 therapy

Radiotherapy can cut treatment time for cancer of rectum

harminka — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:41:41 -0500

Application of modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of bowel cancer can enhance the results obtained by means of other conventional therapies. The technique has managed to apply the radiation in a way most adapted to the tumoral volume and risk areas, while minimising irradiation to healthy tissue.

UAB first in US to offer speedier precise cancer radiotherapy

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:32:31 -0500

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) this month became the first U.S. medical center to offer a speedier cancer radiation therapy. The new technique can turn a 20-minute radiotherapy session into a 90-second session for selected patients.

Quality control of radiotherapy treatments is possible

harminka — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:35:39 -0600

The research team from the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Granada (UGR), together with the Department of Radiology at the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada, have designed a portable and low-cost device which can measure the ionizing radiation someone is exposed to, for example, during radiotherapy.

Decrease in use of radiotherapy procedures for treatment of cancer

harminka — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:49:56 -0500

According to the study carried out at the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine (departamento de Radiología y Medicina Física) of the Universidad de Granada, in Andalusian hospitals radiotherapy is not used as much as should be expected for the treatment of cancer, in favour of other procedures such as chemotherapy or surgery.

Cancer researchers seek safe reduction of radiotherapy

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:44:11 -0500

University of Manchester scientists will discuss their research aimed at reducing the side effects of radiotherapy without decreasing its effectiveness at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham today (Tuesday 2 October 2007).

Internal radiotherapy better for endometrial cancer patients

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:02:41 -0500

Quality of life after treatment for endometrial cancer can be significantly improved by the use of vaginal brachytherapy, where radiotherapy is delivered internally using a vaginal cylinder, the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) heard today (Monday September 24).

Test to identify breast cancer patients reacting badly to radiotherapy

harminka — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:18:03 -0500

Medical scientists at the University of Leicester have announced a potentially unique advance in breast cancer research by identifying two genes associated with adverse reaction to cancer treatment.

Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence

harminka — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:25:08 -0600

Cetuximab with radiotherapy does not increase side effects for head, neck cancer patients

harminka — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:00:04 -0600

Availability may influence cancer treatment decisions

harminka — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:06:59 -0600

Palliative radiotherapy cost acceptable in late-stage lung cancer

harminka — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:03:23 -0600