Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...

Results from the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) analysis of the University of Pennsylvania and RTOG Foundation RadComp study indicated that both photon and proton radiation treatment options ...

In a phase 3 trial of patients with stage III or IV oropharyngeal cancer, intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) resulted in noninferior progression-free survival and better overall survival than ...

BOCA RATON, FL — A new proton therapy center — a specialized facility that treats cancer using highly targeted proton radiation — is set to open this summer at the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer ...

Investigators sought to determine whether left-sided EBRT has different long-term cardiotoxicity risks than right-sided EBRT among women with breast cancer.

Within the next month, providers at Fred Hutch – Proton Therapy will be able to offer advanced X-ray radiation, called TrueBeam photon radiation, to those patients who will benefit from this modality.

The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile to digest food; without a functioning liver, a person will die. Its sensitive nature, however, makes it ...

Scientists at ICTER, the International Centre for Translational Eye Research in Warsaw, Poland, have made a breakthrough and determined the luminance value for infrared radiation using photometric ...