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Radiation and Your Patient Articles

Bringing radiotherapy into the personalized medicine revolution

May 15, 2012

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

Do proton 
radiotherapy collimators pose neutron radiation risks?

February 22, 2012

A computer modeling study introduces concerns about tungsten-alloy multileaf collimators. ONA talks to a lead author and critics of the study.
 

How to keep radiation therapy safe for patients

, 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

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?

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.
 

New guidelines from ASTRO for whole breast irradiation

September 02, 2010

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