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.

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Doctors at Saint Elizabeth Healthcare are among the first in the region to utilize a groundbreaking technology to treat joint pain. This innovative machine delivers radiation, ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest General Cancer Center has unveiled its newest machine to help treat those with any type of cancer. The Varian TrueBeam Accelerator is the latest 4.1 software ...

A novel approach developed by scientists, including Rice University chemist James Tour, could transform treatment for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers with limited therapeutic options.

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 3 (ANI): With the objective of providing advanced and high-quality cancer care to patients from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states, facilities are being ...

The compact proton therapy machine, a new innovation for treating cancer created by Stanford School of Medicine and industry partners, is the first of its kind in the nation. Photo by Steve ...

Campaigners and clinicians call for urgent replacement programme for linear accelerators that are up to 18 years old ...

Cancer experts have warned that over 80% of Ireland's radiotherapy machines need immediate or imminent replacement, with little or no active planning to do so.

Tumor Site–Specific Radiation-Induced Lymphocyte Depletion Models After Fractionated Radiotherapy: Considerations of Model Structure From an Aggregate Data Meta-Analysis Lymphocytes play critical ...