Sentences with phrase «radiation oncology for»

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

We also offer advanced critical care, anesthesia, pain management and advanced radiation oncology for animal cancer patients.

About PetCure Oncology: PetCure Oncology is the national leader in radiation oncology for pets and the leading provider of stereotactic radiation (SRS / SRT) for pets in terms of both treatment centers and patients treated.

PetCure Oncology specializes in radiation oncology for pets, partnering with leading specialty animal hospitals around the country to collaboratively offer comprehensive cancer care.

PetCure Oncology is the industry leader in radiation oncology for pets and the leading provider of veterinary SRS / SRT.

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Joshua has also led more than 50 due diligence projects for financial and corporate sponsors, including a radiation oncology provider, a hospitalist physician practice management company, a workers» compensation specialty benefits manager, a small pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), a population health management service provider, a large integrated medical group / independent practice association (IPA), a regional payer, a health insurance brokerage, an occupational health / worksite clinic provider, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and specialty benefits managers in the workers» comp and commercial spaces.

«This is a win - win - win for patients, payers, and employers,» Bekelman said, «The field of radiation oncology should be recognized for technical advances in clinical care that have achieved safe, effective, curative treatment for prostate cancer in fewer weeks.»

For men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, side effects at two years following radiation therapy (RT) were comparable for extremely - hypofractionated treatment, which was delivered in seven fractions across two and a half weeks, and conventional treatment of 39 fractions across eight weeks, according to research presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRFor men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, side effects at two years following radiation therapy (RT) were comparable for extremely - hypofractionated treatment, which was delivered in seven fractions across two and a half weeks, and conventional treatment of 39 fractions across eight weeks, according to research presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRfor extremely - hypofractionated treatment, which was delivered in seven fractions across two and a half weeks, and conventional treatment of 39 fractions across eight weeks, according to research presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRfor Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

«Our preclinical data suggest that combining low doses of these inhibitors will enhance the clinical effects of both drugs as a potential treatment for patients with AML,» says the senior author, Feyruz V. Rassool, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) and a researcher at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).

«This is not positive news for astronauts deployed on a two - to - three - year round trip to Mars,» said the professor of radiation oncology in UCI's School of Medicine.

As reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in June, the vaccine, together with radiation and chemotherapy, prevented the brain tumor from reemerging after surgery for 12 months as compared with the typical six to seven months with no vaccine.

Funds freed up by the many departures will allow CCR to recruit some new hires for key positions such as radiation oncology, says Wiltrout.

Ultimately, doctors might be able to reduce a person's risk for cancer by analyzing the levels and types of intestinal bacteria in the body, and then prescribing probiotics to replace or bolster the amount of bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties, said Robert Schiestl, professor of pathology, environmental health sciences and radiation oncology at UCLA and the study's senior author.

Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy for patients with limited metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may curb disease progression dramatically when compared to NSCLC patients who only receive chemotherapy, according to a new randomized phase II clinical trial reported today at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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.

«Even before the patient completes all of the MRIs, CT scans and other imaging procedures following diagnosis, we can have a recommendation for which drug and dosage to prescribe,» said Kareem Azab, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine and the Siteman Cancer Center member who leads the research.

Teeth and nails are good for measuring radiation because they pick up free radicals (atoms, or ions, with unpaired electrons) created by ionizing radiation and can retain them for long periods of time, says Harold Swartz, a Dartmouth Medical School professor of radiation oncology and director of the Dartmouth Biodosimetry Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation.

«Given that this technique helps to shield the heart during radiation treatment for breast cancer,» said Rani Anne, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University and senior author on the study, «we routinely offer breast cancer treatment with the breath hold technique at Jefferson.»

Additional work recently presented at the 2014 American Society for Radiation Oncology in San Francisco carried the work further in order to determine whether protection from the additional radiation dose in fact translated to a reduction in ischemic heart disease.

«This study draws attention to the common consensus that the use of low - dose CT scans for image guidance for children is important for quality treatment and to ensure treatment accuracy,» said Stephanie A. Terezakis, MD, co-author of the study and assistant professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore.

Detailed evaluation of a prostate cancer tumor biopsy may predict treatment outcomes for image - guided radiation therapy (IGRT) or surgery for prostate cancer, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting.

Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a commonly used modality to ensure treatment accuracy in the management of pediatric tumors; however, consensus recommendations are needed in order to guide clinical decisions on the use of IGRT in treating pediatric patients, according to a study published in the September - October 2014 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the official clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Other therapies need to be tested for the treatment of patients at risk for lymph node metastasis,» says Padera, who is an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School.

Detailed evaluation of a prostate cancer tumor biopsy may predict treatment outcomes for image - guided radiation therapy (IGRT) or surgery for prostate cancer, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting.

NRG Oncology researchers recently developed and validated a nomogram that can predict 2 - year and 5 - year overall survival (OS) and progression - free survival (PFS) for patients with local - regionally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) treated primarily with radiation - based therapy.

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 MeetiFor 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 Meetifor Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 56th Annual Meeting.

«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.

A phase 3 trial of whole brain radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery alone versus WBRT and SRS with temozolomide or erlotinib for non-small cell lung cancer and 1 to 3 brain metastases: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0320.

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.»

This activity is intended for genitourinary oncologists, medical oncologists, urologists, radiation oncologists, oncology and urology nurses, fellows, and pharmacists.

At the University of Chicago Center for Gastrointestinal Oncology, our esophageal cancer team includes specialists from several fields, including gastroenterology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pain management, and nutritionOncology, our esophageal cancer team includes specialists from several fields, including gastroenterology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pain management, and nutritiononcology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pain management, and nutritiononcology, radiation oncology, radiology, pain management, and nutritiononcology, radiology, pain management, and nutritional care.

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...

«We found that, for women with no affected lymph nodes, E-cadherin is the strongest prognostic factor for a poor long - term outcome,» said first author Ruth Heimann, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiation and cellular oncology at the University of Chicago.

2017: Akila Viswanathan, M.D., M.P.H., executive vice chair, professor, and director of radiation oncology services for the National Capital Region campus and director of gynecological radiation oncology services for Johns Hopkins brought a pioneering new therapy to the Kimmel Cancer Center.

«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.

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.

Experts in pediatric oncology, pediatric surgery, cell and gene therapy including stem cell transplant, radiation oncology, pediatric anesthesia, pharmacology, social work, child life and the full complement of pediatric subspecialty services put a strong focus on family - centered care and emotional support for both the child and the family.

Intensive treatment combining radiation and chemotherapy can control locally advanced head and neck cancer, improve survival, and in most cases eliminate the need for debilitating surgery, report researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center and Northwestern University in the April 14, 2000, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Ladra was selected for running the Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley pediatric radiation oncology program, a collaborative program with the Children's National Health System that provides radiation oncology experts and greater convenience for families who live in the national capital region.

Oncospace A radiation oncology physicist developed a complex computerized system, called «Oncospace,» that uses anatomy, radiation dose distributions, toxicity, and outcome data of prior patients to create an optimal treatment plan for those about to be treated.

Rutgers Cancer Institute is home to New Jersey's only residency program in radiation oncology and it serves as a training ground for numerous hematology / oncology Fellows and surgical oncology breast Fellows each year.

An oncology clinical trial tests new methods of treating pediatric cancers, such as new drug therapies, new approaches to surgery or radiation or new methods for biologically targeted therapy.

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.

Both the ovarian and prostate cancer trials could change clinical practice, with more women taking the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) to combat the disease in its advanced stages and more men getting radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers who presented the findings Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.

The primary functions of the program are to provide comprehensive cancer treatment for pets; offer instruction in clinical and investigative oncology, in medical and radiation oncology, and in cancer biology; and to conduct leading - edge research.

The Radiation Oncology Service at Ohio State's Veterinary Medical Center provides radiation therapy for a variety of tumor types in both large and small animal patients.

The Oncology Service at North Carolina State University offers a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic options for pets with cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, electrochemotherapy, immunotherapy, and bone marrow transplants.

Treatment Options for Cancer in Dogs and Cats Therapies traditionally used to treat cancer in humans such as surgery and radiation therapy are mainstays in veterinary oncology.