radiation therapies Archives

Early tests find nanoshell therapy effective against brain cancer

HOUSTON — (Feb. 1, 2011) — Rice University bioengineers and physician-scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer cells in the first animal tests of a minimally in…

New model may simplify high-dose radiosurgery planning

COLUMBUS, Ohio — There is yet no straightforward way to determine the optimal dose level and treatment schedules for high-dose radiation therapies such as stereotactic radiation therapy, used to treat brain and lung cancer, or for high-dose brachy…