Search Tag: radiation oncology
Bigger Dose Will Not Improve Prostate Cancer Survival
2016 31 Mar
A bigger radiation dose will not improve the long-term chances of patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer, a new study in the U.S. by Thomas Jefferson University has found. Despite advances in technology that has allowed doctors to administer higher radiation doses to prostate cancer patients with fewer side effects, the new study, published... Read more
ESTRO 35
2016 29 Apr
ESTRO is an interdisciplinary society where radiation oncologists, medical physicists, biologists, brachytherapists and radiation therapists aspire to join forces with other organisations in the oncology field that share ESTRO’s vision of excellence in cancer treatment. At ESTRO 35, we draw attention to the multidisciplinarity and interdisciplinary... Read more
RSNA 2014: Honoured Lectures and Annual Orations
2014 30 Nov
RSNA 2014 will be featuring honoured lectures from esteemed researchers and lecturers during the RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Special Lecture: Francis S. Collins. Sunday, Nov. 30. In this special lecture, Dr. Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will examine the exceptional... Read more
CIRSE 2014: Quality Assurance Everyone’s Business
2014 15 Sep
Patient safety and quality assurance remains a key topic for the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE). A session at the congress in Glasgow today featured four speakers to emphasise that patient safety and quality assurance are mandatory, doable at European and institutional level. “Quality assurance is everyone’s... Read more