More comfort for seriously ill patients: MHH radiotherapy works with a rotating table ...

Modern radiation therapy (RT) represents a significant step forward in the fight against breast cancer. For patients seeking ...

Other common causes include Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Antibiotic drugs, which treat bacterial infections, are the primary form of treatment for bacterial ...

Radiotherapy is an effective treatment, but it destroys healthy cells as well as cancerous ones ... and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). However, strategies to spare healthy tissue from ...

Lung cancer survival without treatment is shorter than survival with treatment. People with untreated non-small cell lung cancer—the most common type—typically live between five and 12 months after ...

A research team from the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics at the University of Wollongong in Australia has now demonstrated that combining MRT with targeted radiosensitizers – such as ...

The IMRT technique is routinely used in the treatment of glioma. However, a growing number of studies have found that volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) further improves dose conformity, reduces the ...

has to travel to the University of Florida in March to receive proton beam radiation therapy for her brain tumour because the treatment isn't available in Canada yet. Although OHIP is paying for ...

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, and comprehensive ...

Unlike traditional radiation that uses the same treatment map day after day, this sophisticated machine can create a new, precise plan in just six seconds. "This machine can get a high resolution ...