• Usually surgery is needed or a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy (chemoradiotherapy). (expressdigest.com)
  • Elderly less likely to benefit from simultaneous radio- & chemotherapy for lung cancer An analysis of elderly patients treated in a phase II trial of radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer has shown that they were less likely to benefit than younger patients if the two treatments were given at the same time. (bionyt.dk)
  • It was related to a cobalt-60 source that was being used for radiotherapy in 1996. (wikipedia.org)
  • An accidental overexposure of radiotherapy patients treated during August and September 1996 was detected. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unfortunately, in several instances large TLD deviations have confirmed clinical observations of inadequate dosimetry practices in hospitals in various parts of the world or even accidents in radiotherapy, such as the one that occurred in Costa Rica in 1996. (paho.org)
  • In the course of the accident, 114 patients received an overdose of radiation and 13 died of radiation-related injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Goiânia accident 1962 Mexico City radiation accident List of civilian radiation accidents Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza X-ray Nuclear safety Nuclear whistleblowers Medical management of radiation accidents pp. 299 & 303. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hospitals or centers that operate radiotherapy services without qualified medical physicists or without dosimetry equipment have poorer results than do hospitals or centers that are properly staffed and equipped. (paho.org)
  • In the course of the accident, 114 patients received an overdose of radiation and 13 died of radiation-related injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Goiânia accident 1962 Mexico City radiation accident List of civilian radiation accidents Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza X-ray Nuclear safety Nuclear whistleblowers Medical management of radiation accidents pp. 299 & 303. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contrary to public perception, nuclear power accidents have caused very few fatalities and the use of nuclear energy does not expose members of the public to significant radiation levels. (world-nuclear.org)
  • The socio-economic and psychological impacts of radiation fears in the aftermath of nuclear accidents have caused considerable harm amongst exposed and non-exposed populations. (world-nuclear.org)
  • The radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica occurred with the Alcyon II radiotherapy unit at San Juan de Dios Hospital in San José, Costa Rica. (wikipedia.org)
  • Due to its sub-millimetre accuracy, the CyberKnife allows larger doses of radiotherapy to be administered, which results in fewer hospital visits for the patient. (expressdigest.com)
  • It added the NHS funds targeted radiotherapy for lung cancer, however, it is not always 'clinically appropriate or a better treatment' than therapies available on the health service. (expressdigest.com)
  • This type of treatment may also be referred to as molecular radiotherapy. (wikimd.com)