Sentences with phrase «less radiation compared»

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The researchers found that radiosurgery controlled the spread of the cancerous cells as effectively as whole - brain radiation; patients who received radiosurgery experienced less cognitive decline compared to those who received whole - brain radiation.

The treatment's effect on the original tumor was less dramatic, but still impressive: The combination of Listeria and radiation shrank the tumor by 64 %, and Listeria alone by about 20 % compared with saline - treated mice.

Regardless of disease stage, patients who received surgery lived an average of 57 months, compared to less than 12 months for patients who received only non-surgical treatment (such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy), and 1.4 months for patients who received no treatment at all.

While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation - free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, the lower clarity and resolution of ultrasound has limited its use in cancer treatment.

Researchers found that shorter course of radiation therapy may provide lesser side effects for early stage breast cancer patients compared to the long - term treatments.

Digital images are acquired more rapidly, utilize no toxic chemicals, and create far less radiation exposure compared with standard film.

Actually to reach a new, higher equilibrium temperature, the Earth surface (including oceans) must warm and thus the radiative budget MUST be unbalanced, less radiation must be emitted in space compared to the (unchanged) incoming solar radiation.

Nov 2007) and the comment of Meier et al. (below) point out that at far northern latitudes, the surface receives less solar radiation over the summer season compared with the Beaufort Sea.