Bolus: An auxiliary device used in radiotherapy to increase the dose of radiation delivered to the skin surface, often used for superficial lesions. Air gap: The space between the treatment device ...

treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) with FOLFIRINOX (FFX), FFX without 5FU bolus, and gemcitabine+nab-paclitaxel (GnP). Changes in peri-operative chemotherapy and radiation use ...

The majority of patients in each arm had breast reconstruction (66% in the Mepitel Film arm and 62% in the standard care arm), and most had no planned radiation therapy bolus (65% and 66% ...

Techniques to minimise radiation dose include posteroanterior acquisition of scout images, low dose, delayed and intermittent bolus tracking ... allow targeted treatment, and provide firmer ...

Temperature control is often achieved using peripheral sources of heated air, infrared radiation, metal heating plates controlled ... The spleens were ground with a syringe bolus and passed through a ...

Finally, we point to future directions providing hope for improved patient outcomes and development of targeted disease-modifying therapy. The aim of this educational ... availability and exposure to ...

A new nasal delivery method for amifostine could protect healthy tissue during pancreatic cancer radiation therapy, ...

One of the most common treatments for cancer is radiation therapy, which includes high-energy rays that target and destroy cancer cells. Radiation therapy can also be used to shrink tumours.

A new Phase I clinical trial from London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) has found high-precision ...

Researchers have found that fewer sessions of higher dose vaginal cuff brachytherapy work just as well as more frequent, lower-dose treatments for endometrial cancer patients.

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that ...