Oncology & Cancer
New brain cancer treatment twice as effective
Researchers develop new therapy to treat some of the most aggressive malignant brain tumours.
Dec 3, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple measurement method improves accuracy in proton beam therapy
Proton beams are new high-precision weapons in the fight against cancer. However, uncertainty with regard to the range of the beams has prevented the full exploitation of the potential of this method until now. Researchers ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
The characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor is present in radiation therapy, too. Investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD, and PhD candidates Adam K. Glaser and Rongxiao ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Medical research
New technique for increasingly accurate PET scan to detect cancer and heart conditions
A novel technique which reduces image degradation caused by respiratory motion during a PET scan was developed in a recent study at the University of Eastern Finland. PET scanning is routinely used to detect cancer and heart ...
Oct 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New technique could improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery
A new technique will help surgeons to detect where the margins of cancerous breast tumours are during surgery, reducing the need for secondary operations in breast cancer patients.
Sep 30, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
An easier, safer, and more accurate treatment for pancreatic cancer
Using CT scans with contrast enhancement, Dartmouth researchers measured treatment response to pancreatic cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) according to a paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.
Apr 2, 2014
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Surgery
New guidance system could improve minimally invasive surgery
Johns Hopkins researchers have devised a computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room.
Mar 27, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
The first cancer operation room with a navigator is created
The system, presented at Gregorio Marañón Hospital, permits real-time interaction with the body of the patient (with its different tissues and cancer) as well as the radiotherapy applicator used to radiate the area affected ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Medical research
Computer-controlled table could direct radiotherapy to tumours while sparing vital organs
Swivelling patients around on a computer-controlled, rotating table could deliver high doses of radiotherapy to tumours more quickly than current methods, while sparing vulnerable organs such as the heart, brain, eyes and ...
Dec 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Balloon mis-positioning during prostate cancer treatment could affect success of radiation delivery
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology shows that endorectal balloons commonly used during precise radiation treatment for prostate cancer can deform ...
Nov 12, 2013
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