Sentences with phrase «brachytherapy advances»
«As the technology and use of HDR brachytherapy advances, it is imperative that clinical, physics and quality assurance guidance be reviewed and updated, as necessary, to ensure quality and patient safety in the treatment delivery,» said Bruce R. Thomadsen, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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UVA researchers have determined that offering brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer ends up costing hospitals money.
The standard treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer is EBRT with concurrent chemotherapy, followed by brachytherapy.
The department maintains seven linear accelerators, a dedicated TBI system, a CT image - guided brachytherapy suite, an advanced multimodality image - guided operating (AMIGO) suite in collaboration with Interventional Radiology, and a dedicated stereotactic linear accelerator.
Working together with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists, our department uses highly advanced cancer care techniques including multimodality imagaing for defining tumor volume, state - of - the - art intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), MRI - based treatment planning, and interstitial brachytherapy using high dosage rate treatment.
Advanced Medical Isotope Corp. of Richland, Washington, has asked the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine to classify RadioGel as a brachytherapy device.