Digital Radiography
The results of pancreatic cancer are often devastatingly grave, with at least 94 percent of patients dying within five years from initial diagnosis. And in 2013 pancreatic cancer was ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest cancers.
Regular screenings for breast, colon, and lung cancers have improved treatment and outcomes for patients with these diseases, mainly because the cancer can be detected and handled early. However, because little is known about how pancreatic
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Device Shaped like Credit-card can Analyze Biopsy, Help Diagnose …
The results of pancreatic cancer are often devastatingly grave, with at least 94 percent of patients dying within five years from initial diagnosis. And in 2013 pancreatic cancer was ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest cancers.
Regular screenings for breast, colon, and lung cancers have improved treatment and outcomes for patients with these diseases, mainly because the cancer can be detected and handled early. However, because little is known about how pancreatic
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HRCT Scans Can Spot Fatal Lung Disease…
Based on a new study recently published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, people who have suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) without typical patterns on high resolution computed tomography scans could in the future be spared the
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New Dress Form Counters and Relieves Patient from Skin …
In the latest development, clinical research from New Zealand reveals that severe skin reactions during radiation therapy (RT) could be all together avoided by applying a thin transparent silicone dressing to the skin from the first day of
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Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer Patients Result in …
Based on a University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute study, 5 years after undergoing proton therapy for early- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, 99 percent of men are living cancer-free and with excellent quality of life. Moreover,
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Study: RT Coupled with Hormone Therapy Cuts Prostate …
Based on a recent study conducted by Norwegian cancer researcher Sophie Fosså , combination treatments of radiation therapy (RT) and hormone therapy drastically halves mortality rates for prostate cancer.
Fosså, lead author of the study and a
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Mesothelioma Survival Significantly Increases with …
Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation prior to surgery reveal the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants troubled with this fatal disease, as opposed to treating with surgery first.
The
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How DNA Damage Impacts Golgi
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In studying the affect of DNA damage on the Golgi, the cell's shipping department, a research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have found a new pathway initiated by
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20 Year Study Shows Correlation Between Radiation and …
The first comprehensive, large-scale group study of the long-term survival of children treated for low-grade gliomas, the most common pediatric brain tumor, revelas that almost 90 percent are alive 20 years later and that few die from the tumor as
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Cherenkov Effect Photographs Radiation Beams in the …
A ground-breaking scientific discovery may provide the field of radiation oncology with new tools to increase the accuracy and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping physicians "see" the powerful beams of a linear
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ESC: Cardiologists should be Mindful of Radiation Doses…
Based on a position report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), cardiologists must be mindful of the radiation dosages related with the tests they order or prescribe for their patients.
Moreover, despite the fact that cardiovascular
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Understanding Secondary Light Emission by Plasmonic …
Plasmonic nanostructures are of great current interest as chemical sensors, in vivoimaging agents, and for photothermal therapeutics explained Willett Professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois, David G.
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Imaging Technology Could Crack Childhood Disease …
A new technique for studying the structure of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virion and the activity of RSV in living cells could help researchers solve the mysteries and unknowns of the virus, including how it enters cells, how it
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Motion Evaluation Tool Saves Patients with Back-pain …
Those who have recevied extensive back surgery and require repeated X-rays to observe their progress may soon have access to a new technology that does away with the X-rays and repeated radiation exposure, opting instead for an innovative,
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