Tag: Radiation
Particle Radioactivity in Air Pollution Tied to CVD Mortality
Higher levels of particle radioactivity in fine particulate matter linked to increased cardiovascular disease mortality
ASTRO Offers Guidance on RT for IDH-Mutant Diffuse Grade 2, 3 Glioma
Guideline recommendations support reduction in volume of brain irradiation while attempting to maximize disease control
Rural Residence Tied to Poorer Adherence to RT for Cancer
Also, two-year survival only 27 percent for rural cancer patients who experience a treatment delay
Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX Studied for Borderline Resectable PDAC
For patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, favorable overall survival seen with eight cycles of mFOLFIRINOX
Radiation Exposure Greater for Interventional Echocardiographers
During structural heart procedures, exposure greater for interventional echocardiographers than for interventional cardiologists, sonographers
Research Needed to Understand Impact of Low-Dose Radiation
Estimated $100 million needed annually for the next 10 to 15 years to conduct epidemiological, biological research
ADT + Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Improves Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Five-year freedom from progression rate higher for those receiving short-term ADT and PLNRT in addition to salvage PBRT
Radiation Segmentectomy Efficacious for Unresectable Liver Cancer
All patients had initial objective response and 90 percent had sustained complete response; few patients had high-grade adverse events
Outcomes Seem No Worse With Stereotactic RT for Brain Mets in SCLC
Survival outcomes for SCLC patients with brain metastases appear to be equitable with stereotactic radiosurgery, whole brain radiotherapy
Gabapentin May Cut Opioid Needs for Oral Mucositis Pain During RT
Findings seen in studies involving patients receiving chemoradiotherapy for nonmetastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck