The lead-up to radiation therapy can be anxiety-inducing and painful, but experts are optimistic a new relaxation method that is equal parts ancient and futuristic could help to ease patients’ worries. 

"The goal is to treat patients with life-threatening VT in a safer, faster and better way," one researcher explained.

Coming in at a diameter of 5 mm and thickness of 0.2 mm, the X-ray dosimeter measures radiation dose up to five times more accurately than standard methods. 

“If testing is successful in humans, this would represent an excellent new treatment option for patients with this disease.” 

In years past, concerns have been raised over whether a growing radiation oncology workforce would eventually outpace patient demands, but a new report brings positive news.

A team of experts has been researching a method known as photo acoustic chemical imaging, or PACI, to understand how it can offer added insight into the chemical makeup of a tumor.  

New data suggest that it may not be necessary for women older than 65 with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer to undergo radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery and hormone therapy, as it does not impact death rates or metastasis risk.

In March of 2022, 177Lu-PSMA-617 was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in men with PSMA-avid disease who have previously undergone chemotherapy and a novel androgen receptor-directed therapy.