When planning for palliative radiotherapy, clinicians can forgo an additional CT scan on the same day as treatment and instead use a recent diagnostic CT scan, according to a results from a randomized ...

SAN DIEGO -- Using recent diagnostic CT scans instead of CT simulation scans to plan palliative radiation treatments can substantially reduce the time to treatment completion for cancer patients, the ...

Palliative radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern oncological care, offering symptomatic relief and improved quality of life for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. By targeting tumours ...

This series of microlearning videos present basic principles and practical aspects for conventional and CT simulation for cervical cancer radiotherapy. At the completion of this microlearning videos, ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...