Shielded by heavy coats and umbrellas, family members of children who lost their lives walked the damp streets of Loma Linda midday New Year’s Eve, a quiet procession organized each year by the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new landmark study published in The Lancet is changing how doctors treat certain head and neck cancers. One of the researchers involved, radiation oncologist Dr. Sanford Katz, ...

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(RTTNews) - Ion Beam Applications SA (IBAB.BR, IOBCF), on Friday, said it has signed a contract with the Catholic University of Korea's Seoul St. Mary's Hospital to install a Proteus PLUS proton ...

Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) matched intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for progression-free survival in a phase III trial of oropharyngeal cancer. Patients receiving proton ...

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...

Why are clinical trials in radiation oncology important? If you or a loved one is going through treatment for cancer, you may have wondered about clinical trials. How do they benefit patients? How ...

Six years ago, 66-year-old Ron White, a retired civilian airfield manager from Lacey, Washington, went to the optometrist for a routine appointment. There, his doctor noticed a tiny spot in the back ...

A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center is drawing national attention after finding higher survival rates among certain cancer patients treated with proton therapy, a more targeted form of ...

Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for ...

Ten percent higher 5-year overall survival rates in patients receiving precise proton therapy vs. traditional radiation therapy Patients had significantly fewer side effects and improved quality of ...

A new study published today in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with ...