News articles tagged with 'radiation' (Page 2)
BUSM study shows chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery improves survival
— 1 Mar 2011 17:24 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that patients with node negative T3 and T4 non-small lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy before surgery had…
Smartphones - the grip of death
— 28 Feb 2011 17:07 | TechnologyThe growth in the demand of smartphones has highlighted the complexities of wireless communications through problems of reduced sensitivity when the user holds some devices. New research…
Radiation increases cancer risk for dialysis patients
— 26 Feb 2011 16:12 | HealthHigh radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society…
Protective strategy shields primate ovaries from radiation-therapy-induced damage
— 22 Feb 2011 23:33 | HealthA strategy developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers to shield the ovaries of female mammals from the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy has passed an…
UT Southwestern launches clinical trial for treatment of breast cancer using CyberKnife
— 16 Feb 2011 04:17 | HealthBreast-cancer patient Kristin Wiginton is the first to be treated at UT Southwestern Medical Centre with high-beam radiation using the Accuray CyberKnife System, which offers improved…
Experts urge even greater caution in use of X-rays during pregnancy and infancy
— 11 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthClinicians should be careful about using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, concludes a new…
Risk of cancer increases with exposure to low-dose radiation
— 8 Feb 2011 16:45 | HealthExposure to low-dose radiation from cardiac imaging and other procedures after a heart attack is associated with an increased risk of cancer, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian…
New tumour-tracking technique for radiotherapy spares healthy tissue, could improve cancer treatment
— 2 Feb 2011 16:10 | HealthMedical physicists at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Centre have demonstrated a new real-time tumour tracking technique that can help minimise the amount…
Powerful 3-D X-rays for kids in braces should be the exception, not the rule
— 29 Jan 2011 18:28 | HealthSome orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging,…
Voice-saver: Light therapy for early-stage laryngeal cancer
— 29 Jan 2011 17:55 | HealthLight, or photodynamic, therapy can help preserve the voice and vocal cord function for patients with early stage laryngeal (voice box) cancer, according to a study from Henry Ford…