Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation therapy involving the direct placement of radioactive material close to or inside a tumor. Brachytherapy varies by dose, mode of delivery and the ...

A diagnosis of uveal melanoma marks the beginning of a long-term relationship with your medical team. While the focus starts ...

Brachytherapy is ideally suited for treatment of early prostate cancer and was first used as a treatment modality 60 years ago. Brachytherapy is used to treat cancers of the head and neck, breast, ...

A world-first study led by Austin Health's clinician-researchers has demonstrated the feasibility and safety of using ...

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Malignant Transformation of Low-Grade Gliomas in Children: Lessons Learned From Rare Medical Events An article by Kavanagh et al 1 in a recent special issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...

Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation therapy that is used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The treatment is usually overseen by a radiation oncologist who evaluates the patient and ...

There are a number of different techniques available to perform prostate brachytherapy, all of which, when performed by experienced hands, provide reproducible high-dose radiation targetted to the ...

Women who have early stage endometrial cancer and are inoperable tend to live longer if they have been treated with brachytherapy with or without external beam radiation, according to new research.

BARCELONA, Spain — The declining use of brachytherapy was a much-discussed enigma among radiation oncologists and other experts who attended this year's European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...

Dallas, TX - In a study hailed as the "first rigorous analysis of the costs of brachytherapy," Dr David J Cohen (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA) and colleagues report that the cost ...

Unlike external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy delivers radiation directly to cancerous growths from within the body, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. Increasing incidences of ...