Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a type of radiation therapy in which special equipment is used to precisely deliver a dose of radiation to a tumor. SBRT aims to employ the highest possible ...
Side effects vary largely by radiation site. For instance, radiation for head and neck cancers are associated with a wealth of quality-of-life complications like speech or swallowing issues, depending ...
By Dr Mihir Shanker, Radiation Oncologist, Icon Cancer CentreFor many men, a prostate cancer diagnosis raises understandable questions about what ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Veterans with cancer now have access to some cutting-edge technology that not only helps better fight the disease but also helps them avoid difficult or damaging side effects.
Older adults diagnosed with kidney tumors that are not suitable for surgery may benefit from targeted, high-dose radiation, a new study from Australian and Dutch researchers suggests. A ...
Cancer is a complex disease and treating it often involves more than one type of therapy. Radiation treatment is one of the most effective tools in modern cancer care, Cooper University Health Care ...
The profound therapeutic advantage of brachytherapy rests upon its confined dose distribution and its very rapid radiation dose fall off, both of which effectively spare nearby OARs despite very high ...
A new study 1 found that the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) produced similar overall survival in patients ...
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present new data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2025 Annual Meeting demonstrating that stereotactic body ...
SAN FRANCISCO, September 29, 2025 — Radiation therapy may offer a comparable and potentially safer alternative to repeat catheter ablation for patients with severe abnormal heart rhythms that can no ...