• Although the dose per fraction is higher than standard radiotherapy, the total dose is lower. (wikipedia.org)
  • UKCRN Database:Conventional or Hypofractionated High Dose Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Toxicities May Affect Readiness of Hypofractionation in Prostate Cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • It relies on the accurate definition of the volumes confining the malignant cells and the organs at risk of being irradiated as a very high radiation dose is planned to be delivered to the target in order to ensure the sterilisation of the malignant clonogenic cells. (su.se)
  • The current view in SRS regarding the target volume is binary in the sense that it is assumed that the target cells are confined with certainty within the delineated border and hence the treatment planning optimisation aims at a high coverage of the target volume with a prescribed dose and high selectivity hence a steep falloff of the dose distribution outside of the target volume. (su.se)
  • A typical high-dose conventional treatment would be ≥50Gy-70Gy, in once-daily fractions of 1.8Gy-2.0Gy delivered five times per week, over five to seven weeks. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • Featuring the solution's MRCAT approach, physicists can obtain the needed electron density information for radiotherapy dose calculations, rendering CT unnecessary in the workflow. (philips.com)
  • His current interests are MRI in radiotherapy, small-field dosimetry and dose calculation, quality assurance, and stereotactic and adaptive treatments. (philips.com)
  • It has been suggested that detrimental dose distributions within tissues that are irradiated by gamma radiation-one of the major difficulties in radiotherapy-might be avoided by use of femtosecond laser-induced filamentation. (laserfocusworld.com)
  • It is an accurate way to deliver a high dose of radiotherapy to the prostate in a smaller number of doses. (cancerresearchuk.org)
  • Now they want to see if having 2 treatments at a higher dose works. (cancerresearchuk.org)
  • However, the impact of dose and fractionation on the immunostimulatory potential of radiotherapy has not been thoroughly investigated. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Recent data demonstrate that the recruitment of dendritic cells to neoplastic lesions (and hence the priming of tumor-specific CD8 + T cells) is highly dependent on radiotherapy dose and fractionation through a mechanism that involves the accumulation of double-stranded DNA in the cytoplasm of cancer cells and consequent type I IFN release. (aacrjournals.org)
  • High doses of radiation given in a short time, with ultra-high dose rates, are less harmful to healthy tissue but just as efficient as conventional dose rate radiation for tumor growth inhibition, the FLASH effect. (harvard.edu)
  • Compared to radiotherapy delivered at conventional dose rates, the FLASH effect appears only when irradiation is performed with dose rates over 40 Gy/sec. (harvard.edu)
  • We demonstrate for the first time that the FLASH effect is possible even with ions heavier than protons, opening new perspectives in cancer treatment with heavy particles.We will present the results of a C3H/He osteosarcoma mouse model exposed to the entrance channel or the SOBP of an ultra-high dose rate of carbon ions. (harvard.edu)
  • Compared to conventional exposure to carbon ions, the ultra-high dose rate of carbon ions spared the healthy tissues while providing comparable tumor control. (harvard.edu)
  • Patients with early stage pancreatic cancer could be given longer to live if they receive radiotherapy at a high enough dose, according to research presented at the ESTRO 36 conference. (blogspot.com)
  • Previous research has suggested that radiotherapy may be of little help to pancreatic cancer patients but the new research indicates that it may have a role to play if it is given at a high enough dose. (blogspot.com)
  • The results suggest that the higher the dose, the longer the patient lived. (blogspot.com)
  • For the next group with a dose range of 50 to less than 55 Gy, average survival was 22 months and for the group with the highest doses of 55 Gy or more, average survival was 28 months. (blogspot.com)
  • We have found that the higher the dose, the longer the patient is likely to survive. (blogspot.com)
  • Dr Cellini is now working with colleagues under the supervision of Professor Alessio Morganti (leader of the presented research) on a study using high-dose radiotherapy, combined with chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer patients ahead of surgery. (blogspot.com)
  • According to a new study published in the journal Clinical Oncology , researchers have found that high-dose palliative radiotherapy (HDPRT) is efficacious and safe for the treatment of patients with localized castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) . (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
  • The authors report the single institution experience on patient outcomes in this group using high-dose palliative radiotherapy (HDPRT). (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
  • In limited-stage SCLC, the overall survival rate has been significantly improved by adding dose-hyperfractionated thoracic radiotherapy and prophylactic cranial irradiation to systemic chemotherapy. (ersjournals.com)
  • Brachytherapy may be given as "low dose" or "high dose. (medlineplus.gov)
  • High-dose rate therapy (HDR brachytherapy) is provided as an outpatient using the remote machine, again usually over 5 or so days. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Thyroid carcinoma after high‐dose external radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Dive into the research topics of 'Thyroid carcinoma after high‐dose external radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) to the lymph nodes involves the precise delivery of high dose radiotherapy. (christie.nhs.uk)
  • It has been known that radiation could eradicate tumors -- the radiation treatments just needed to utilize a "high enough" dose. (oncolink.org)
  • Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) (sometimes known as radiation toxicity or radiation sickness) is an acute illness caused by irradiation of the entire body (or most of the body) by a high dose of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time (usually a matter of minutes). (cdc.gov)
  • Stereotactic radiotherapy and standard radiotherapy take a line from the machine to the tumour, while gamma knife and Cyberknife use multiple lines. (canceractive.com)
  • SABR is given over fewer treatment sessions than conventional/standard radiotherapy which may increase the chances of controlling the tumour at the treatment site and reducing pain more effectively than standard radiotherapy. (christie.nhs.uk)
  • The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. (varian.com)
  • Professor and Head of TYKS's Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, where he started in 1985. (philips.com)
  • Medical physicist at TYKS's Departments of Medical Physics and of Oncology and Radiotherapy. (philips.com)
  • President of ESTRO, Professor Yolande Lievens, head of the department of radiation oncology at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, said: "This is an interesting study which raises questions about the role that radiotherapy could play in extending the lives of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. (blogspot.com)
  • We'll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the radiotherapy and oncology professions. (shu.ac.uk)
  • Oncology referrals were the most common and the total cost was the highest: 200 referrals totaling NIS 2.1 million. (who.int)
  • The study was carried out to exhaust the scientific literature regarding surgery associated with radiotherapy in patients suffering from metastatic spinal cord compression and to assist in the decision of oncology physicians and professionals in choosing the best treatment for the patient. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some factors such as individual treatment strategy, according to the histology of the primary tumor, plan of treatment strategies carried out in a multidisciplinary manner, risk-benefit of radiotherapy, assessment of the degree of spinal instability, improvement in communication and referral between specialists in oncology showed an increase in the survival of these patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lambert J, Yin Y, McKenzie DR, Law S, Suchowerska N. Cerenkov-free scintillation dosimetry in external beam radiotherapy with an air core light guide. (sciendo.com)
  • SBRT requires greater accuracy and precision than conventional RT to reduce the chance small margins may result in too high a risk of missing the tumour or of inadvertently delivering too much radiation to a critical organ close to the tumour. (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • Although there are clear criteria (pT3-pT4 disease and/or positive margins) for the use of adjuvant radiotherapy, no specific clinical or tumour-related criteria have yet been defined for SRT. (wjgnet.com)
  • Multifocal high-grade glioma is a primary brain tumour with the most unfavourable prognosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dr. Cellini said: "Radiotherapy has benefitted from a number of technological improvements over recent years and it is becoming easier to give higher doses that are targeted to the tumour area. (blogspot.com)
  • Methods developed is dominated by high-tech and rapid compromising tumour control. (who.int)
  • People with oligodendrogliomas have a higher survival rate than most other brain tumors. (healthline.com)
  • Preclinical data demonstrate that multiple immunomodulators synergize with radiotherapy to cause the regression of irradiated tumors and, less often, nonirradiated metastases. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Previous research has not shown a benefit for treating pancreatic cancer with radiotherapy, suggesting that these tumors are somehow resistant to radiation, but this study suggests the situation is more nuanced. (blogspot.com)
  • For patients with early stage tumors, standard treatment is surgery followed by chemotherapy, sometimes with radiotherapy. (blogspot.com)
  • It may also be worthwhile to investigate whether current radiotherapy techniques could also bring survival benefits to patients with more advanced tumors. (blogspot.com)
  • The aim of this study was to verify the information in the literature, applications and implications of radiotherapy in mouth's tumors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Treatment of high-grade spinal cord astrocytoma of childhood with '8-in-1' chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a pilot study of CCG-945. (nih.gov)
  • This abnormal micro-environment drives growth and spread of tumours, and their resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. (hrc.govt.nz)
  • The indication for salvage radiotherapy (RT) (SRT) in patients with biochemically-recurrent prostate cancer after surgery is based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels at the time of biochemical recurrence. (wjgnet.com)
  • 18 F-DCFPyL PET/CT has a significant impact on management intent in patients being considered for salvage radiotherapy after RP with PSA recurrence. (snmjournals.org)
  • Data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-091 trial supported the European Commission's approval of pembrolizumab as an adjuvant treatment for adults with non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence following complete resection and platinum-based chemotherapy. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Patients at high risk for tumor recurrence may benefit from more aggressive altered fractionation schedules in order to reduce the overall time from surgery to completion of radiotherapy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Identification of Early Biochemical Recurrence Predictors in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of this retrospective study was to identify clinical predictors of early biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with high- risk prostate cancer ( PCa ) treated with carbon -ion radiotherapy (CIRT) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). (bvsalud.org)
  • If risk of recurrence is high, radiation therapy is given postoperatively. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) uses real-time functional imaging to guide radiation therapy treatment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) is a novel therapeutic modality that intends to guide radiation therapy using functional imaging such as positron emission tomography (PET) ( 1 - 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The PET-linac may be used to deliver intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic surgery (SRS), and stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR). (frontiersin.org)
  • High grade glioma relapses occur often within the irradiated volume mostly due to a high resistance to radiation therapy (RT). (quanterix.com)
  • The external beam radiation therapy is the largest segment of the Radiotherapy market followed by internal beam radio therapy. (medgadget.com)
  • This video examines how the use of radiation therapy in patients on immunotherapy can trigger immunogenic cell death, and reviews some of the challenges related to unwanted immune responses from radiotherapy. (cancernetwork.com)
  • In this video, Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, highlights research aiming to optimize this combination of radiation therapy and immunotherapy, and discusses unwanted immune responses from radiotherapy and the challenge of utilizing this combination in patients with brain metastases. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Many people with cancer will be offered radiotherapy, (radiation or radiation therapy), which is often claimed to be orthodox medicine's number 1 weapon against cancer. (canceractive.com)
  • Radiotherapy and oxygen therapy combine to damage the Hypoxic pocket and multiple research studies clearly show that the combination makes Radiation Therapy more effective and reduces side-effects. (canceractive.com)
  • Patients with multifocal high-grade glioma treated with conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (RT) in our institution with or without concomitant chemotherapy between April 2011 and April 2019 were retrospectively analysed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prior history of radiation therapy or urethral erosion (Such patients are likely to have high-volume urine loss. (medscape.com)
  • This is an experimental form of intensity-modulated radiotherapy where higher X-ray dosages are used in fewer fractions (sessions) this is called hypofractionated radiotherapy. (wikipedia.org)
  • For later-stage disease, patients are treated with chemotherapy, which may be combined with palliative radiotherapy as their disease progresses. (blogspot.com)
  • Are all prostate cancer patients 'fit' for salvage radiotherapy? (wjgnet.com)
  • González-San Segundo C, Gómez-Iturriaga A, Couñago F. Are all prostate cancer patients "fit" for salvage radiotherapy? (wjgnet.com)
  • Salvage radiotherapy, most commonly to the prostate bed, results in 5-y biochemical control of 56% ( 3 ). (snmjournals.org)
  • Failure after salvage radiotherapy is most likely due to disease outside the prostate bed, which can include the pelvic lymph nodes, paraaortic lymph nodes, and distant metastases. (snmjournals.org)
  • Adjuvant radiotherapy in advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) reduces the risk of local-regional failure and most likely increases the survival rate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the six trials of interest, a total of 988 patients with locally advanced HNSCC were randomly assigned to receive either accelerated or conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Conventionally fractionated RT with concomitant chemotherapy could safely be applied in multifocal high-grade glioma in this case series despite large irradiation treatment fields. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This training ensures users are competent and confident using HyperArc® high-definition radiotherapy within the Eclipse™ treatment planning system and TrueBeam® radiotherapy system. (varian.com)
  • Stereotactic radiotherapy is a highly successful radiotherapy modality for specific types of cancer involving the delivery of the treatment in one (radiosurgery) or very few sessions. (su.se)
  • It is therefore the overall aim of this project to develop the framework for personalised treatment planning for stereotactic radiotherapy accounting for uncertainties in target definition and position for high-grade glioma. (su.se)
  • It is expected that based on better target definition and individualised probabilistic and robust treatment plans, this project will contribute to the increase of the success of radiotherapy and therefore an increase of the overall survival of glioblastoma patients which is currently less than 15 months on average. (su.se)
  • The purpose of this study was to devise an improved method of treating high-grade gliomas of the spinal cord in children who have a dismal prognosis following conventional treatment. (nih.gov)
  • Then, we performed animal studies using six cell derived xenograft and five patient derived xenograft models, to show the clinical potential and applicability of combined Dbait+RT treatment for human high grade glioma. (quanterix.com)
  • This treatment uses cytotoxic drugs to help kill cancer cells and can be used before and after radiotherapy. (healthline.com)
  • People who are diagnosed and begin treatment earlier have a higher chance of survival. (healthline.com)
  • Radiotherapy is a treatment option for prostate cancer . (cancerresearchuk.org)
  • It puts together an MRI scanner with a radiotherapy treatment machine called a Linear Accelerator. (cancerresearchuk.org)
  • The first evidence that radiotherapy enhances the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) was obtained a dozen years ago in a mouse model of metastatic carcinoma refractory to anti-CTLA-4 treatment. (aacrjournals.org)
  • The treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer has a high success rate, provided that the skin cancer is detected at an early stage. (mydr.com.au)
  • The treatment uses high-energy X-rays to destroy cancer cells. (mydr.com.au)
  • Whatever your oncologist says, or you may read on the Internet, patients undertaking radiotherapy owe it to their long term-health to fully understand this treatment. (canceractive.com)
  • The optimal treatment of patients suffering from multifocal high-grade glioma is not defined in the current guidelines, therefore individual case series may be helpful as guidance for clinical decision-making. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recommendations on the best treatment of multifocal high-grade glioma patients are still limited to institutional case series and database analyses. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The treatment modalities include all non-surgical oncological modalities focusing on cancer chemotherapy, biologically targeted drugs and radiotherapy. (rigshospitalet.dk)
  • Radiotherapy is cancer treatment with high doses of radiation. (rigshospitalet.dk)
  • Read the photo guide Radiotherapy and planning of your treatment here​ . (rigshospitalet.dk)
  • Treatment that uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells. (bowelcanceruk.org.uk)
  • Radiotherapy is crucial in cancer treatment since more than 50% of patients receive it throughout their treatment. (harvard.edu)
  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) with local persistence after primary radiotherapy carries a high risk of treatment failure. (nih.gov)
  • The five-year, multi-center study evaluated low-risk, intermediate-risk and high-risk patients for up to four years following treatment. (columbusck.com)
  • Although SCLC is very chemoradiosensitive and high response rates are obtained with treatment, relapse rates are high and the prognosis remains very poor. (ersjournals.com)
  • This staging system was used to select the appropriate treatment regimen: chemotherapy in combination with thoracic radiotherapy in patients with LS-SCLC, and chemotherapy alone in patients with ES-SCLC. (ersjournals.com)
  • It is estimated that more than half of cancer patients undergo radiotherapy during the course of their treatment. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • You will have appointments in the radiotherapy department before you start the treatment. (christie.nhs.uk)
  • These interventions include vaccinating all girls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, screening all women with a high-performance test as well as prompt treatment of all women identified with cervical disease, to achieve the set targets. (who.int)
  • BACKGROUND: Chemo- and radiotherapy (RT) is standard treatment for patients with high-grade glioma, but may cause side-effects on the patient's cognitive function. (lu.se)
  • Radiotherapy and complex chemotherapy treatment are not available in Gaza. (who.int)
  • MRI-only radiotherapy from an economic perspective: Can new techniques in prostate cancer treatment be cost saving? (lu.se)
  • The researchers carried out a descriptive study using bibliometric and scientometric methods and found that the combination of surgery with postoperative radiotherapy is effective and more efficient than these alone for the treatment of patients affected by metastatic neurological compression. (bvsalud.org)
  • The evolving culture of cancer care, puting to radiotherapy planning (e.g. nologies undeniably contribute to and cancer medicine more broadly, deep learning to facilitate automated better outcomes for cancer patients has also played a major part in these treatment contouring and planning). (who.int)
  • One of the treatments applied in cancer is radiotherapy (RT), a therapeutic modality that uses ionizing radiation to induce damage in unwanted cells. (frontiersin.org)
  • Clinicians used the new system early this year to treat a 63-year-old liver cancer patient with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)-a precise method of using carefully shaped high-energy radiation beams to attack a tumor from outside the body, without performing surgery. (varian.com)
  • This results in biologically effective doses that may be two to three times higher than with conventional radiotherapy (RT). (hospitalhealthcare.com)
  • The findings have important implications in clinical conditions, especially in reducing collateral damage to tissues surrounding the real target of conventional radiotherapy. (laserfocusworld.com)
  • The actuarialprobability of remaining free of grade 2 or higher proctitis at 5 years was 92% compared to 82% for conventional RT. (oncolink.org)
  • The majority of PSMA PET/CT-defined radiotherapy targets would be suitable for BgRT by using a 10-mm tracking zone in prostate cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • To evaluate the effect of timing of radiotherapy (RT) on survival in patients with newly diagnosed primary glioblastoma (GBM) treated with the same therapeutical protocol. (springer.com)
  • Accelerated radiotherapy did not improve the loco-regional control ( n = 988, HR = 0.740, CI = 0.48-1.13, p = 0.162), progression-free survival (HR = 0.89, CI = 0.76-1.04, p = 0.132) or overall survival (HR = 0.88, CI = 0.75-1.04, p = 0.148) significantly. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Accelerated radiotherapy does not result in a significant improvement of loco-regional control or overall survival in high-risk patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this grim disease, radiotherapy has not been shown to have an impact on survival, but the current study suggests the doses previously tested may have been too low to do so. (blogspot.com)
  • At the five-year mark, the relapse-free survival rate was 95 percent for low-risk patients, 90 percent for intermediate-risk patients and 80 percent for high-risk patients. (columbusck.com)
  • A centralized neuropathology review was used to confirm the diagnosis of high-grade astrocytoma in 13 of the 18 children: anaplastic astrocytoma (eight patients), glioblastoma multiforme (four patients), and mixed malignant glioma (one patient). (nih.gov)
  • This issue is extremely relevant given the growing number of clinical trials testing the ability of radiotherapy to increase the efficacy of ICBs. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Water-equivalent plastic scintillation detectors for high-energy beam dosimetry: I. Physical characteristics and theoretical consideration. (sciendo.com)
  • Water-equivalent plastic scintillation detectors for high-energy beam dosimetry: II. (sciendo.com)
  • Gafchromic EBT2 self-developingfilm for radiotherapy dosimetry film. (sciendo.com)
  • One of the most problematic brain tumours in that respect is glioma, in particular high-grade glioma. (su.se)
  • Grade 3 - these are higher-grade, faster growing tumours. (macmillan.org.uk)
  • Radiotherapy uses high-speed ionising radiation, to attack tumours and it is claimed that radiotherapy is becoming more and more tightly targeted to deliver the radiation precisely into the cells that need to be killed with lower doses and less collateral damage. (canceractive.com)
  • We did this using the TrueBeam system's high intensity mode for delivering high doses very quickly. (varian.com)
  • With its High Intensity Mode, TrueBeam can accurately deliver high doses, more than twice as fast as earlier generations of technology. (varian.com)
  • Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies high-energy X-ray devices for cargo screening and non-destructive testing applications. (varian.com)
  • We look forward to offering more patients access to advanced types of radiotherapy that have the potential to increase tumor control rates. (varian.com)
  • The standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed GBM comprises maximum safe resection of the tumor followed by radiotherapy (RT) with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy [ 3 , 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • In 2016 the HYPRO study reported results comparing the use of standard fractionation (39 fractions of 2 Gy for 8 weeks) with hypofractionation (with 19 fractions of 3.4 Gy for 6.5 weeks) among 820 patients with intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Approximately one in five of the radiotherapy cases are prostate cancer patients and for those, MRI simulation is part of the standard clinical care. (philips.com)
  • The radiation doses to the necks overlying the site of thyroid cancers were 3000, 4000, and 4100 rads, respectively, It has been stated that there is no risk of developing thyroid cancer with such high doses of external irradiation but apparently this complication will be encountered in a small number of patients. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Global Radiotherapy Market is estimated to be $6.1 billion in 2014 with CAGR of 6.65% is expected to reach $10.2 billion by 2022. (medgadget.com)
  • Radiotherapy: Destroying tumor cells by shooting them with high energy radiation beams. (aravind.org)
  • Here, we discuss the rationale for an optimized use of radiotherapy as well as candidate biomarkers that may predict clinical responses to radiotherapy combined with ICBs. (aacrjournals.org)
  • However, high toxicity of chemical sensitizers or possible tumor protection by radioprotectors creates a doubt for their clinical applications. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • A total of 670 high- risk PCa patients treated with CIRT and ADT were included in the study. (bvsalud.org)
  • Eighteen children with newly diagnosed high-grade astrocytomas arising in the spinal cord were enrolled in the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) protocol 945. (nih.gov)
  • The global radiotherapy market is a widely growing sector in recent years and is driven by factors such as increasing number of cancer patients and untapped market in some emerging countries. (medgadget.com)
  • Although improvements in radiotherapy techniques and instruments could reduce these side effects, there are still important concerns for cancer patients. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • FLASH radiotherapy with Carbon ions: is it possible to combine high LET and FLASH benefits? (cern.ch)
  • Walter Tinganelli (GSI): Ultra-high does rate (FLASH) radiotherapy: Room for Carbon ions? (harvard.edu)
  • 1. To develop the methods and the computational tools for personalised probabilistic planning accounting for uncertainties in target definition, extent and position for high-grade glioma. (su.se)
  • Here we evaluate the potential of Dbait to sensitize high grade glioma to RT. (quanterix.com)
  • Our results provide the preclinical proof of concept that combining RT with Dbait inhibition of DNA repair could be of benefit to patients with high grade glioma. (quanterix.com)
  • Multifocal manifestation of high-grade glioma is a rare disease with very unfavourable prognosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Researchers want to find the best way to give radiotherapy with the aim to cure that has the fewest side effects. (cancerresearchuk.org)
  • There is a group called Radiotherapy Action Group Exposure (RAGE) in the UK, who once calculated that with old-fashioned radiotherapy 25% of patients suffered side-effects and even permanent damage. (canceractive.com)
  • In addition, melatonin has shown the ability to inhibit long-term changes in inflammatory responses at different levels, thereby ameliorating late side effects of radiotherapy. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Exclusion criteria: Patients were required to have a preoperative hemoglobin level of 12.5 gm/dL or higher, and those with early-stage laryngeal cancer. (who.int)
  • This Ingenia is a workhorse for the department, as about 60% of the MRI scans performed are to aid in planning the hospital's 1,600 radiotherapy patients per year, with cardiac and emergency diagnostic scans making up the balance. (philips.com)
  • The scans which are undertaken to plan your radiotherapy are solely aimed to give enough information to plan the radiotherapy accurately. (christie.nhs.uk)
  • Latin America (LATAM) is a region characterised by fragmented healthcare, high rates of poverty and disparities to access to a basic standard of care not only for cancer but also for other complex diseases. (ecancer.org)
  • Advances in high-throughput technologies and their involvement in the 'omics' of cancer have made possible the identification of hundreds of biomarkers and the development of predictive and prognostic platforms that model the management of cancer from evidence-based medicine to precision medicine. (ecancer.org)
  • One of the reasons why pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate is that it produces very few symptoms in its early stages and by the time it is diagnosed, it has already spread. (blogspot.com)
  • Oral cancer is still being the high rates of mortality in national public health problem. (bvsalud.org)