A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose rate of radiotherapy and uses electrons to minimize healthy tissue damage while ...

Flash radiation therapy was used to treat the first patient in the world earlier this week during the start of a clinical trial at the Proton Therapy Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, ...

For many years, Richard Sweat’s company, .decimal, has been producing customized medical devices for cancer treatment. Now, the company is testing what could be its most transformative innovation yet, ...

Researchers are testing a radiation technique that compresses an entire cancer treatment dose into a fraction of a second, ...

Radiation therapy is currently our best shot at treating cancer, but it’s far from a perfect solution. It takes a course of weeks or even months, during which time healthy cells often become ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the first virtual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2020 Annual Meeting, October 23rd to the 29th, Mevion will highlight its research ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A radiation treatment that delivers therapeutic doses in a fraction of a second appeared to be a promising option in mitigating the side effects associated with conventional radiation ...

For the first time, researchers at the Centre for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland have tested ultrafast, high-dose irradiation with protons. This new, experimental ...

Our circadian rhythm, a finely tuned internal clock controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) nestled within the brain’s hypothalamus, orchestrates a delicate dance of biological processes. It ...