Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine including Theranostics
AACR 2017: Deploying anti-bacterial immune responses to kill cancer
A recent small trial in 15 cancer patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcomas aimed to find…
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Weighing the risks and benefits of CT scans in childhood
John Mathews, University of Melbourne As a parent, should you be worried if your child…
Virtual environment education reduces anxiety prior to radiation therapy
Radiation therapists and physicians know that education can reduce anxiety before radiation treatment but lack…
Radiotherapy risks much higher for smokers
Smokers treated for breast cancer have much higher risks than non-smokers of developing lung cancer…
To treat or not to treat prostate cancer – assessing AEs and QOL
Two studies published by JAMA examine the adverse effects and quality of life as reported…
Hitting cancer with high-intensity ultrasound, immunotherapy
In a new study, researchers have shown that combining high-intensity focused ultrasound with two immunotherapies…
Artificial intelligence virtual consultant helps deliver better patient care
Interventional radiologists at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are using technology found…
Light scattering spectroscopy helps doctors identify early pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate among all major cancers, largely because physicians lack…
Nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate remains effective for years
A minimally invasive treatment that reduces urinary tract symptoms for men with enlarged prostates maintains…
Fluciclovine PET/CT improves radiotherapy targeting for recurrent prostate cancer
The featured clinical investigation article of the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates…