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Elekta radiotherapy system designed for changing cancer landscape now available for U.S. patients

ATLANTA, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) announced today that its Elekta Harmony* radiation therapy system recently received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance, paving the way for U.S. clinics ...
Reuters

Prostate cancer radiotherapy safe for HIV patients

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of small study suggest that radiotherapy can be safely used to treat prostate cancer in HIV-infected men. Treatment appears to have no long-term effect on CD4+ ...
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Optimized Radiotherapy Approach Could Extend Treatment to 2.2 Million More Cancer Patients, IAEA Co-authored Report Finds

Implementing hypofractionation – fewer but higher doses of radiation per daily treatment session over a shorter time frame – compared with conventional radiotherapy in prostate and breast cancer could ...
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Radiotherapy Versus Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy as Treatment for Vulvar Cancer Patients With Micrometastases in the Sentinel Node: Results of GROINSS-V II

Inguinofemoral radiotherapy could spare vulvar cancer patients with SN micrometastases the morbidity of lymphadenectomy. This should be implemented in (inter)national treatment guidelines for vulvar ...
BBC

Tattoo-free radiotherapy for breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients in Leeds will no longer need permanent tattoo markings to guide their radiotherapy treatment thanks to new technology. Installed at Leeds Cancer Centre, the Surface Guided ...