Sentences with phrase «radiation oncology department»

Oversees radiation oncology department, provides consults, and treats patients remotely at PetCure Oncology at Lakeshore in Milwaukee, WI

The care team in the radiation oncology department, including a highly skilled care team of radiation therapists, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, and a board - certified radiation oncologist, is able to provide precisely targeted radiation therapy for a variety of cancer types.

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Presenting these results at the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona, Spain, today (Monday) Professor James Morris, from the Department of Radiation Oncology, Vancouver Cancer Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), Vancouver, Canada, will say that the ASCENDE - RT1 trial is the first and only existing trial comparing low - dose - rate prostate brachytherapy (LDR - PB) for the curative treatment of prostate cancer with any other method of radiation therapy delivery.

Rangnekar, a professor in the department of radiation medicine, also holds the Alfred Cohen Endowed Chair in Oncology Research.

«We thought that patients who have CFS breaks might be more sensitive to radiation therapy - induced DNA damage,» said the lead author of the study, Robert G. Bristow, MD, PhD, a Professor within the radiation oncology and medical biophysics departments at the University of Toronto; and a Clinician - Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.

«Historically, when treating early lung cancer with radiotherapy, progression at the site of the primary tumor was the most common failure resulting in suffering and death,» said lead study author Robert Timmerman, MD, professor and vice chair of the department of radiation oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

«To move the needle forward toward prolonged survival and better treatment outcomes, our research team created a combined investigational regimen for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer,» said Richard Tuli, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist in the Department of Radiation Oncology and a member of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.

For graduate students enrolled in the medical physics program, clinical training in radiation therapy is conducted in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center in the Brody School of Medicine in the course PHYS 7992.

«In theory, it could lower the dose for cure for many cancers, which is great progress because any amount we can reduce the radiation means fewer complications,» said study co-author Ralph Weichselbaum, the Daniel K. Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, «and we also hope that the potential activation of the immune system may help us treat tumors that we just can't reach today.»

The departments of radiation oncology at MGH and what was then the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy (JCRT), which was founded in 1968, have offered post-doctoral fellowships since 1999 and 1973 respectively.

3/5/2008 UCSD Radiation Oncology Services to Come to North County The UCSD Department of Radiation Oncology, in conjunction with the UCSD Medical Center and School of Medicine, has broken ground for construction of a radiation oncology center at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas, a move that will improve acc...Oncology Services to Come to North County The UCSD Department of Radiation Oncology, in conjunction with the UCSD Medical Center and School of Medicine, has broken ground for construction of a radiation oncology center at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas, a move that will improve acc...Oncology, in conjunction with the UCSD Medical Center and School of Medicine, has broken ground for construction of a radiation oncology center at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas, a move that will improve acc...oncology center at the San Diego Cancer Center in Encinitas, a move that will improve acc... More...

The Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology is one of the largest multi-site radiation oncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients pOncology is one of the largest multi-site radiation oncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients poncology medical practices in the country, treating approximately 2,000 patients per year.

«John Ultmann was an early proponent of the multi-disciplinary approach to treatment of lymphoma, which is associated with a tremendous improvement in the curability of the disease,» said Samuel Hellman, MD, the A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor in the department of radiation and cellular oncology and former dean of the biological sciences at the University.

«When we think about radiation therapy, it is high technology, but the complexity of cancer requires that we have a better understanding of the biology,» says Marikki Laiho, the Willard and Lillian Hackerman Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences.

2015: A unique collaboration between our department of Radiation Oncology at Sibley and Children's National Pediatric Cancer Center resulted in the first dedicated pediatric radiation oncology program in the National CapitalOncology at Sibley and Children's National Pediatric Cancer Center resulted in the first dedicated pediatric radiation oncology program in the National Capitaloncology program in the National Capital Region.

February 17, 2011 Radiation therapy pioneer Melvin Griem, MD, 1925 - 2011 A leader in the early days of radiation therapy for cancer, Melvin L. Griem, MD, professor emeritus in the Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology at the University of Chicago, died of pneumonia at The Grove at Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL, on Monday, February 7, 2011.

Following lumpectomy alone, a patient typically «has roughly a 30 % to 40 % risk of breast cancer coming back in the same breast, depending on the size of the tumor and the histology [grade],» says Dennis E. Hallahan, MD, chairman of the department of radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

The department supports a well - equipped veterinary referral hospital with specialty services in anesthesia; bird, zoo and exotic animal medicine; small animal medicine; cardiology; small animal soft tissue and orthopedic surgery; dermatology; emergency and critical care; equine medicine; equine surgery; large animal medicine; integrative medicine; medical oncology; ophthalmology; radiation oncology; diagnostic imaging; shelter medicine and theriogenology.

Our Radiation Oncology department is fully - staffed with an expert team, comprised of a board - certified radiation oncology specialists and a highly - trained support team who utilize state - of - the - art equipment and progressive medical techniques to effectively and safely stage, diagnose and treat cancer in cats aOncology department is fully - staffed with an expert team, comprised of a board - certified radiation oncology specialists and a highly - trained support team who utilize state - of - the - art equipment and progressive medical techniques to effectively and safely stage, diagnose and treat cancer in cats aoncology specialists and a highly - trained support team who utilize state - of - the - art equipment and progressive medical techniques to effectively and safely stage, diagnose and treat cancer in cats and dogs.

Optional rotations include ophthalmology, dermatology, behavior, and radiation oncology, or alternatively, with approval of the resident's mentor and department head, this time may be used for supervised training at other institutions or specialty practices which provide additional opportunities not available at Purdue.

The oncology department delivers a comprehensive range of services including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy and clinical trials evaluating cutting edge therapies.

A radiation therapist works in an oncology department.

To obtain the position of a radiation therapy, where my skills and abilities will prove effective in providing quality patient care in an oncology department.

Manage the pre authorization process for the department of radiation oncology for IMRT and various procedures.