Unlike external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy delivers radiation directly to cancerous growths from within the body, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. Increasing incidences of ...

When cancer patients are treated with radiation, it's possible that the therapy itself may cause new tumors to form in the body later. Radiation kills cancer cells by damaging their DNA, but if the ...

Three prominent cancer hospitals in Vietnam have adopted state-of-the-art brachytherapy training equipment from Elekta ...

However, the 49-year-old father of three children was able to undergo brachytherapy, a procedure that would make the treatment journey more bearable. "When I woke up everything was normal ...

The following is a summary of “Factors affecting D90 High-risk Clinical Target Volumes (HR-CTV dose) of intracavitary and ...

There were no significant differences in adverse events (AEs) between the groups, except for fewer urinary AEs in the experimental arm. This study offers a new, equally effective brachytherapy ...

As part of their contributions, Elekta will donate brachytherapy applicators and GE Healthcare will provide a ...

Hyderabad: American Oncology Institute (AOI) at Citizens Specialty Hospital in Hyderabad, successfully treated a 64-year-old ...

Safeway Providence Festival of Trees will provide funds to expand Providence Medford’s cancer center, building a high dose ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s been over 30 years since the first vascular brachytherapy (VBT) animal experiments and human clinical trials were performed and 24 years since the approval of ...

Researchers assessed decisions for trends across treatment modalities and diagnoses, including brachytherapy, stereotactic ...

In February 2022, the IAEA launched the Rays of Hope initiative to accelerate progress in closing cancer care gaps. To date, more than 90 countries have signed up to participate, with nearly a dozen ...