Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung metastases in various solid tumors. But radiation itself is a potential cancer risk, including an ...

Understanding the principles of cancer evolution is important in designing a therapeutic strategy. A research group at The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo (IMSUT) announced a new ...

Overall Survival of Patients With ALK-Positive Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the Russian Federation: Nationwide Cohort Study Worldwide, more than 80% of people diagnosed with cancer will ...

General Objectives : This series of microlearning videos present basic principles and practical aspects for conventional and CT simulation for cervical cancer radiotherapy. At the completion of this ...

Triple negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer. Though it cannot be treated with hormonal therapy, it does respond well to chemotherapy. Understandably, getting a ...

For a long time now, researchers and scientists have used computer simulations in physical sciences, such as physics, chemistry or engineering. But what about biology? An international team of U.S.

A new paper published in EPJ Plus and authored by Eduardo De Paiva, from the Division of Medical Physics at the Institute of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pits the gold ...

A computer simulation tool may help plan treatment for certain patients with recurrent glioblastoma. A computer simulation, NovoTAL, that optimizes therapeutic delivert in two orthogonal directions to ...

FORT WASHINGTON, PA--(Marketwired - December 04, 2014) - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has launched a 3D Virtual Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Simulator Learning Platform as ...

In this Engineering Out Loud podcast, Oregon State University Associate Professor Eugene Zhang and Assistant Professor Yue Zhang describe their research to help medical doctors better target cancerous ...

Now that it has funding to renovate its CT simulator suite, Niagara’s Walker Family Cancer Centre could receive a new simulator within months. Used on patients prior to treating them with radiation, ...