Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a sophisticated radiation therapy delivery method that allows sparing of normal tissues and increased doses of radiation which are delivered to the ...

The introduction of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the early 1990s created the possibility of generating dramatically improved dose distributions that could be tailored to fit a ...

The ocular plaque consists of an assembly of discrete sources. (A) Cross section of a 12 mm brachytherapy applicator with 16 sources; (B) the applicator is surrounded by 1.3 mm thick gold shielding to ...

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) should be the preferred choice when treating patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as it reduces radiation exposure to the ...

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Pignol et al 1 report the results of a randomized clinical trial that found that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) delivery of breast ...

Proton radiotherapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer matched conventional photon therapy for slowing disease progression and led ...

With smaller radiation beams, intensity-modulated radiation therapy “takes precision to the next level” for patients with prostate, an expert told CURE®. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) — ...

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Intraoral photobiomodulation therapy reduced severe oral mucositis and other adverse effects of radiation therapy in patients with HNC.

IN a report by Duane (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 10, 378, 1924) mention is made of the intensity of scattered radiation inside a closed box containing an X-ray tube. He states that “the amount of this box ...