Sentences with phrase «ablative treatment»

Ablative treatment is the use of heat, extreme cold, lasers, or a chemical to destroy cancerous tissue.

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«Particularly in such patients with underlying CKD, our modeling results support the integration of renal tumor anatomic features at cross-sectional imaging into decision making for treatment of small renal masses and may be used to provide a patient - centered framework for selection of optimal candidates for ablative therapy,» Kang said.

For patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, the combination of chemotherapy and stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) may be a promising treatment option, ultimately allowing them to undergo surgery that may not otherwise be an option, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meeting.

It appears to offer «measurable advantages over other ablative therapies for focal prostate treatment, namely that we can visualize our treatment as it is happening,» according to the study authors.

Treatment of disorders of the central nervous system including malignant, benign and functional diseases, Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) via both Gamma Knife and Linear Accelerator platforms, Stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR), Proton Beam Therapy (PBT), External beam radiation therapy (EBRT), Intensity - modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT), Image - guided radiation therapy (IGRT)

Each detected PNB - specific signal of such duration will be counted as a confirmation of PC cell destruction; (2) theranostic dual - pulse treatment: the first pulse will be close to the PNB generation threshold to generate small non-invasive PNBs; upon detecting such signals the system will increase the energy to the ablative level and will generate the second pulse in the same direction to expose the same area or volume and to detect ablative PNBs.

Laser treatments Laser resurfacing is also popular, with an ablative laser used to remove layers of the skin and a nonablative laser used to stimulate collagen growth.

Extensive experience in administering various cosmetic services including skin peels, Botox injections and fractional ablative laser treatments.