In an attempt to improve treatment outcome, several teams recently investigated the role of altered fractionation radiotherapy in conjunction with systemic chemotherapy. The controlled trials that ...

Referring to the literature in conventionally fractionated radiation therapy, a few salient issues regarding the utility of PET for treatment planning for SBRT applications emerge. These include ...

The use of radiation therapy has become a staple in breast cancer treatment, with benefits seen in node-positive patients, those with locally advanced disease, and those with large-sized tumors.

To better protect healthy tissues, researchers are turning to microbeam radiation therapy (MRT), which uses spatially fractionated beams to spare normal tissue while effectively killing cancer cells.

ultrasound and radiation therapy compared to single treatments of each alone. Tumor growth was maximally inhibited with fractionated radiotherapy combined with the ultrasound-stimulated ...

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (a type of hypofractionation that delivers precise, high doses but requires more advanced equipment) per full course of treatment from diagnosis to all possible ...

Men with prostate cancer are living longer than ever, and our goal is to reduce the risk of late toxicities, such as difficulty urinating or rectal bleeding, that can impact a patient’s quality of ...

25 in Practical Radiation Oncology ... Selection of RT dose-fractionation regimen, therapy sequence, and consideration of NOM should be ascertained by multidisciplinary consensus.