Dear Radiation Oncology Insider,
Radiation oncology is synonymous with innovation, and nowhere is this better demonstrated than at the annual meetings of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
The AAPM meeting took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, earlier this month. Our Insider Exclusive, which you're receiving several days in advance as an Insider subscriber, looks to future developments in the field of intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Click here for onsite coverage by MedicalPhysicsWeb editor Tami Freeman.
In our coverage of another leading-edge innovation presented at the AAPM meeting, contributing writer James Brice explains how gold nanoparticles can be used in combination with radiation therapy as a secondary source of cancer-killing electrons.
Moving from the complex to the simple, a new study indicates that ingesting flaxseed may prove to be a weapon against healthy tissue damage from radiation dose exposure. Learn about the promising animal study in an article from international editor Eric Barnes by clicking here.
Here are some more stories in the Radiation Oncology Digital Community that we think you'll want to read:
- Learn about a quality assurance improvement project at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.
- Discover whether a five-day course of brachytherapy is effective for endometrial cancer.
- Check out a new nomogram that could help determine if radiation therapy is appropriate as the sole treatment for laryngeal cancer.
- Read about the safety and effectiveness of growth hormone replacement therapy for patients who undergo cranial irradiation.
Will you be attending the ASTRO annual meeting in Miami Beach, FL, in October? We will. Be sure to watch for our onsite coverage.
