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Bringing radiotherapy into the personalized medicine revolution

Bryant Furlow, BA May 15, 2012

Researchers are investigating the use of genomics to achieve better cure rates with less morbidity in patients undergoing radiation treatment.

How to keep radiation therapy safe for patients

Bryant Furlow, BA, Bryant Furlow December 19, 2011

Radiotherapy, like all medical treatments, has its risks. This discussion reviews the safety issues for patients and nurses.

Guidelines reflect changes in radiotherapy for bone metastases

Bryant Furlow, BA October 19, 2011

New ASTRO guidelines for palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases reflect the results of a meta-analysis of 45 studies.

Experts discuss their predictions for radiation medicine

Bryant Furlow July 08, 2011

Presentations on emerging standards of care in radiotherapy from the Future of Radiation Medicine 2011 symposium are reviewed.

Combination therapy achieves improved outcomes in advanced cervical cancer

Bryant Furlow May 16, 2011

Greater tumor control and improved survival rates are seen with chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced cervical cancer.

When is IMRT the right treatment for prostate cancer?

Bryant Furlow, BA March 16, 2011

Accurate delivery of radiation means less exposure of healthy tissue and fewer side effects, but simpler therapies or no therapy at all may be more beneficial.

Updates from ASCO 2010: Radiotherapy and APBI

Bryant Furlow January 20, 2011

Data presented on the evolving role of radiation therapy in local and regional tumor control at the ASCO 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium, October 1-3, 2010, are reviewed.

Tumor ablation treatment: A review of modalities

Bryant Furlow November 01, 2010

These interventional oncology strategies are a new and promising group of minimally invasive alternatives to surgical resection of tumors.

Tumor ablation modalities: A review

Bryant Furlow, BA October 27, 2010

Interventional oncology strategies are a new and promising group of minimally invasive alternatives to surgical resection of tumors.

New guidelines from ASTRO for whole breast irradiation

Bryant Furlow, BA September 02, 2010

WBI hypofractionation is as effective as conventional radiation therapy regimens for some patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Stereotactic modalities: Narrow-beam radiation focuses on target tissue

Bryant Furlow, BA August 01, 2010

External irradiation modalities can maximize radiation doses to tumor tissue while minimizing radiation dose to healthy tissues.

Proton therapy for cancer: The evidence isn't yet there

Bryant Furlow, BA July 15, 2010

The proton therapy debate centers on the high cost of facilities and the equivocal evidence for superior tumor control and patient survival.

Evolving roles for lung cancer radiation therapy

Bryant Furlow, BA June 15, 2010

Recent advances in the timing and targeting of radiation therapy promise to help minimize the collateral damage radiotherapy inflicts on healthy tissues — trends that were on display at the second European Lung Cancer Conference.

The role of the radiation oncology nurse: Being the best that you can be

K. Lynne Quinn, RN, MSN, CRNP, AOCNP May 01, 2010

As a radiation oncology nurse, you can help your patients navigate through the hospital and medical systems so that they can receive efficient and streamlined care. All patients with cancer deserve this, not just the medically underserved.