Radiation therapy can treat lung cancer at all stages, easing symptoms, improving precision and minimizing side effects with ...

During whole-brain radiation therapy, beams of radiation cover the entire brain. Because it treats the whole brain, the therapy is thought to control the spread of tumors by treating both ...

Researchers compared hippocampal-avoidance radiotherapy with traditional whole-brain radiation for patients with brain metastases. They presented their practice-changing findings Tuesday at the ...

Radiation is often used to treat deposits in the brain, but the best technique to deliver radiation can be controversial. Whole-brain radiation therapy, as its name suggest, treats the entire ...

About 40% of patients with brain metastases who experienced cognitive decline after brain radiation therapy regained full cognitive function within 6 months following treatment, a new analysis found.

Historically, brain metastases have been treated with whole-brain radiation therapy. However, whole-brain radiation is associated with cognitive side-effects and studies of non-small cell lung ...

"Lung cancer brain metastasis is usually incurable, and whole brain radiation treatment is palliative, as radiation limits therapy due to toxicity," said Bhattacharya, research instructor in the ...

However, according to Aizer, many questions remain unanswered in the field of brain metastases, particularly concerning radiation treatment. While clinicians continually strive to improve radiation's ...

Researchers from Mass General Brigham will present research discoveries and outcomes from clinical trials in cancer at the ...

3, which compared postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) versus whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for patients with resected metastatic brain disease; NCCTG N0574, which compared SRS ...

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer unexpectedly uncovers a case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), highlighting the need ...

The Different Types of Radiation Therapy Gamma knife radiosurgery, a noninvasive or minimally invasive outpatient treatment for some patients with conditions that would typically require brain surgery ...