UW-Madison researchers have developed a phantom for radiation treatment planning and medical imaging that allows for simulating organ motion typically seen in patients undergoing treatment or imaging....
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A single treatment catheter is provided for delivery of brachytherapy radiation in combination with intratumoral injection into tumor tissue with a single skin and tumor insertion site. The catheter a...
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Brachytherapy is a radiation therapy that places the source of irradiation, called a “seed,” into the tumor (interstitial brachytherapy) or inside a body cavity (intracavitary brachytherapy). Brac...
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Radiosensitive films are used to measure radiation dose, for example, to calibrate equipment prior to cancer treatment. They provide high spatial resolution and are especially useful in advanced syste...
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Radiation therapy methods such as external beam radiation therapy are administered by directing beams of radiation toward a defined target volume in a patient. A radiation therapy plan is used to dete...
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Prostate cancer is often treated today by implanting tiny sources of radiation, known as seeds, in and around the tumorous tissue, a treatment known as brachytherapy. In order to deliver the prescribe...
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Brachytherapy is a radiation treatment in which small, radioactive seeds are placed into a patient’s body to destroy diseased tissue. In placing these radiation sources, particularly in the region b...
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Prostate cancer is often treated today by brachytherapy, a procedure that involves implanting tiny radiation sources, known as seeds, in and around the tumor. Guided by real-time ultrasound imaging, s...
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