Sentences with phrase «conventional radiation therapy»

Whereas the photons used in conventional radiation therapy produced a kind of fog of small clumps of ionization, protons — 2,000 times heavier — left a dense and distinct line of ionization.

There, she became proficient in the use of stereotactic radiation therapy as well as conventional radiation therapy.

Compared to the conventional radiation therapy (RT) approach of small doses given daily over several weeks, SBRT delivers a highly targeted, escalated dose of radiation in a single session or as many as five of treatments, usually between one and five fractions.

IMRT targets tumors better than conventional radiation therapy.

These treatments offer a safer, more effective way to deliver radiation to children than conventional radiation therapy, which is used sparingly in children because of the risks of cognitive problems later in life.

Generally, treatment of metastatic brain tumors will include surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, conventional radiation therapy and chemotherapy, each used independently or in combination.

It utilizes a robotic arm to deliver the entire therapeutic dose to an animal in 1 - 3 treatments, compared to conventional radiation therapy, which can employ up to 20 treatments.