Higher radiation doses (70 Gy) in lung cancer treatment did not increase pneumonitis risk and improved survival rates. Patients receiving 70 Gy had lower pneumonitis rates (34.5%) compared to ...

Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging results using a new radiation technique called minibeam radiotherapy to treat ...

A single, targeted high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a ...

Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting encouraging results from a new radiation technique they say helped 86% of patients with ...

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrates that a specialized high-dose type of radiation delivery may significantly improve outcomes for patients ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Penn Medicine researchers are testing whether an ultrafast form of radiation therapy can treat cancers in the head and neck ...

CANCER TREATMENT CAN BE GRUELING, AND IT CAN ALSO MAKE FOR LONG DAYS. A NEW STUDY, THOUGH, SHOWS HIGHER DOSES OF RADIATION GIVEN OVER FEWER SESSIONS WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS BEING GIVEN LOWER DOSES OVER ...

Radiation therapy has emerged as a vital component in the management of both primary and secondary liver malignancies, addressing a spectrum from curative intent to symptomatic palliation.

The recommendations were developed by a multidisciplinary task force and are based on a systematic review of literature ...