Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK offers precise radiation therapy that kills throat cancer cells with fewer side effects from radiatio ...

Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) combined with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is emerging as a powerful approach in prostate cancer treatment. Historically rooted in early 89Sr trials, this ...

ARLINGTON, Va., October 24, 2021 — People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

The Childhood Cancer Data Initiative: Using the Power of Data to Learn From and Improve Outcomes for Every Child and Young Adult With Pediatric Cancer Men with prostate cancer stage cT1c-T2bN0M0, ...

When most people hear “radiation” as a method of treating cancer, they think of external beam radiation therapy, which comes from a machine that aims radiation at the cancer. However, new, targeted ...

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with primary liver cancers using external ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Cherenkov radiation, the faint blue glow produced when charged particles exceed the phase velocity of light in a dielectric medium, has rapidly evolved from a fundamental physical phenomenon to a ...

Radioligand therapy is transforming oncology by delivering targeted radiation directly to tumors while sparing healthy tissue ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...