“New radiation treatments”
What are the latest developments in raddiation therapy? What are the most exciting?
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There are constantly evolving new therapies some of which I am working on combining modalities, but radiation is usually site-specific. There are numerous publications, meetings, and research projects ongoing.
There are a few new technologies available, such as Stereotactic Radiosurgery/therapy, Proton therapy.
For photon: IMRT (intensity moderated radiation therapy) and IGRT (image guided radiation therapy). Proton therapy offers a better understanding of cancer and prevention.
1) Edge radiosurgery system by Varian Technology, for full body stereotactic body radiosurgery( SBRT), for targeted treatment with precision.
2) Versa HD, a versatile all-in-one system by Electa, to deliver SBRT/SRS with high degree of precision.
The above two systems are the latest in Radiation delivery systems, to maximize the tumor dose and minimize dose to normal structures.
2) Versa HD, a versatile all-in-one system by Electa, to deliver SBRT/SRS with high degree of precision.
The above two systems are the latest in Radiation delivery systems, to maximize the tumor dose and minimize dose to normal structures.
Stereotactic radio-surgery, Cyberknife treatments, and Proton therapy all treat the cancer extremely accurately and prevent the normal tissues from getting hardly any radiation.
