Tag: Radiation
Magnesium Wasting Despite Diuretic Choice in Cervical CA Tx
Significant magnesium wasting regardless of whether furosemide or mannitol used before cisplatin
Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs
Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need
Wearable Radiation Safety Devices Offer Some Protection
Leaded glasses reduce dose to ocular lens by 27 to 62 percent; surgical cap reduces dose by 3.3 percent
Significant Cost Savings for Evidence-Based Radiation Tx
Shorter course less expensive, equally effective in certain patients, researchers say
Society of Interventional Radiology, March 4-9
The Society of Interventional Radiology's 40th Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology was held from March 4 to...
Patient Knowledge of Radiation Involved in Spinal Imaging Poor
Patients underestimate radiation dose for CT scans of cervical and lumbar spine, views of lumbar spine
Researchers Urge Radiotherapy for All Patients With Bone Mets
Patients responding to radiotherapy have greater reduction in pain and greater improvements in QOL
RT Dose Main Risk for Radiation-Induced Optic Neuropathy
No significant associations for other risk factors after controlling for radiation dosage
Bicalutamide Improves Survival After Prostate Cancer Returns
Fewer bicalutamide patients died of prostate cancer compared to patients taking placebo
Overall Survival Poor in Unresected Anaplastic Thyroid CA
Positive correlation for radiation therapy dose and survival for study cohort, those receiving systemic tx
