Guideline Updated for Use of Radiation for Brain Metastases
Updated guideline discusses advanced radiation therapy techniques and places emphasis on multidisciplinary care.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Diagnostic Radiation May Up Risk for Testicular Cancer
Testicular germ cell tumor risk elevated with exposure to X-ray and CT below the waist, GI series or barium enema.
Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: An Introduction to ASTRO’s Clinical Practice Guideline
The consensus guideline, drafted by an ASTRO-convened expert task force, offers recommendations about radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, and chemoradiation, in different stage-of-disease and treatment-strategy settings.
Hypofractionated breast irradiation linked to lower toxicity
Two studies show benefits for hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated whole-breast irradiation.
Radiation Therapy for Cancer (Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet examines radiation therapy, including forms of administration and potential side effects of treatment.
Chemotherapy agents and radiosensitivity
How do certain chemotherapy agents make tumors more radiosensitive?
Radiation therapy use low in end-stage cancer
But those receiving radiation during final month often receive treatment for more than 10 days.
Annual report highlights 2012 cancer advances
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has released a nearly 100-page report detailing the year’s most significant developments in cancer.
Gene therapy safely increased saliva flow after head and neck cancer
A small study showed the safety of using gene therapy in the salivary gland to repair damage caused by radiation for head and neck cancer.
Tumor tracking technique may improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer
A new tumor-tracking technique delivers higher levels of radiation to moving tumors while sparing healthy tissue in lung cancer patients. This technique is moving closer to the clinic.
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