A new paper published in EPJ Plus and authored by Eduardo De Paiva, from the Division of Medical Physics at the Institute of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pits the gold ...

When radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous cells in the body, it is important to measure the dose correctly to avoid unnecessary damage to normal cells in the body. Radiation is not selective to ...

Sense of smell in patients with head and neck cancer began to deteriorate at a radiation dose of 22 Gy and increased in a ...

More than half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy at some time during their illness. Baylor Medicine radiation oncology specialists personalize treatment plans to match the needs of ...

It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your treatment plan so you can make choices about your care. Surgery is part of breast cancer treatment for most people. Your doctor may ...