Leading Toronto Cancer Center To Streamline Radiation Therapy With Elekta SynergyR And IMPAC Oncology PACS Medical News Today
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre (TSRCC), the Cancer Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, is purchasing innovative Elekta cancer treatment systems that will offer significantly greater treatment accuracy for radiotherapy. [click link for full article]
Survival Benefit Associated With Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy Combined With Radiotherapy For High- And Medical News Today
UroToday.com - Results of prospective randomized trials by the EORTC and RTOG showed that high risk prostate cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus androgen deprivation exhibit a survival advantage compared with patients treated with radiation therapy alone. [click link for full article]
Combination Therapy Shows Improvement For Breast Cancer Patients Medical News Today
Giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time after a lumpectomy helps keep breast cancer from returning locally, according to a study published in the December 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO. [click link for full article]
Leading Toronto Cancer Center to Streamline Radiation Therapy With Elekta SynergyR and Impac Oncology PACS RedNova
The Elekta (STO:EKTA) linear accelerators were procured under a recently signed four-year purchase agreement with Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), an agency which advises the Ontario government on all aspects of cancer care.
Combination Therapy Shows Improvement For Breast Cancer Patients Science Daily
Giving radiation therapy and chemotherapy at the same time after a lumpectomy helps keep breast cancer from returning locally, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
Cancer-ridden Castro may not live to see in new year Independent
The ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro is battling terminal cancer and could be dead by Christmas, senior Western diplomatic sources have said. Observers close to the Cuban regime have reported that the leader is suffering from an aggressive form of stomach cancer and has refused radiation therapy or any other form of treatment.
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Doctors Treat Lung and Other Cancers Using Trilogy Image-Guided PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is among the first cancer centers in the nation to treat patients with Trilogy, a powerful new image-guided radiation therapy system that delivers high-dose radiation to even the smallest tumors.
Ralph J. Roberts and Brian L. Roberts Help Establish World's Largest and Most Comprehensive Proton Therapy Center PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
University of Pennsylvania alumni Ralph J. Roberts and his son Brian L. Roberts have pledged $15 million to help create the first-of-its-kind proton therapy center for the treatment of cancer.
UPenn Medical Center Welcomes New Cancer Therapy KYW News Radio 1060
A first-of-its-kind proton therapy center for cancer treatment is coming to the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. The center is made possible in-part because of a $15 million pledge from Penn alumni and Comcast giants Ralph and Brian Roberts.
Tea aids recovery of radiation damaged skin News-Medical-Net
A team of American and German researchers have discovered that tea extracts can help reduce the skin damage caused by cancer radiation therapy.

Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Q & A - National Cancer Institute
A fact sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the effectiveness of this treatment.
Radiation Therapy - Cancer information on MedicineNet.com
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and prevention, and treatment options.
ACS :: Radiation Therapy Effects
Since radiation is a local treatment, side effects are usually confined to the area being treated. Learn more about the effects of radiation therapy.
ACS :: Radiation Therapy Principles
Detailed guide to how radiation therapy works. During your radiation therapy, you will be cared for by a team of medical professionals
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Radiation therapy
Because radiation is most harmful to rapidly growing cells, radiation therapy damages cancer cells more than normal cells. Specifically, radiation therapy
The American College of Radiation Oncology
attention to the latest issue of the Pan American Journal of Health, a special issue on Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy, and Radiological Protection.
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers, Cancer Facts 7.1
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Cancer Treatment Information—Chemotherapy, Radiation Oncology, and
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