Getty Images Particle accelerators are expanding the range of radiation treatments available to cancer patients (Credit: Getty Images) The challenges behind these statistics go beyond the mere ...

Hailey Merrylees, 17, from London, Ont., has to travel to the University of Florida in March to receive proton beam radiation therapy for her brain tumour because the treatment isn't available in ...

CLEVELAND — A game-changing new type of radiation therapy cuts time while improving precision in targeting tumors, a development that could transform cancer care as we know it. Traditional ...

Glioblastoma often kills within months. A new targeted radiation therapy may help patients live longer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The Master of Radiation Therapy is accredited by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Upon successful completion of the program ...

We sometimes use IMRT to limit the radiation dose to lymph nodes that need treatment. We also can limit radiation to organs close to the breast, such as the heart and lungs. Learn more about IMRT.

Several techniques are under development for image-guidance in particle therapy. Positron (β +) emission tomography (PET) is in use since many years, because accelerated ions generate ...

When might radiation therapy be used for Wilms tumors? Radiation is often part of treatment for more advanced Wilms tumors (stages III, IV, and V). It is also part of treatment for some earlier stage ...