How to Improve Cancer Patients ENrollment in Clinical Trials From rEal-Life Databases Using the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Oncology Extension: Results of the PENELOPE Initiative in ...

Brachytherapy and proton therapy are radiation therapies, while HIFU and TULSA are focal therapies with distinct mechanisms. Medicare typically covers HIFU but not TULSA, with potential future ...

When proton therapy is first recommended for patients by their oncologist or primary care physician, or when a patient has learned about proton therapy as a treatment option another way, the first ...

External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, new research shows. Findings of the large, phase III ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a pivotal tool in radiation therapy planning owing to its superior soft-tissue contrast and the potential to streamline workflows by enabling MRI‐only ...

She has helped robots learn to get around indoors and pick up balls from the ground. And she has developed computer programs to monitor traffic at intersections. But these days, Harini Veeraraghavan, ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

Fun, it’s true, on Halloween. Interesting, true, like the fabulous African mask collection at the Stanley Museum in Iowa City. Not so fun, also true, like the mask that pins you to a table during head ...

For cancer survivors who have undergone radiation therapy, treatment comes with marks that can be lasting reminders of the process. Fuck Cancer, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing health ...