To identify skeletal diseases a patient may be imaged using PET, CT or other methods that detect abnormal image intensity and hence the presence of disease. To identify metastasized cancer lesions, a ...
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One problem associated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is that the precise position, shape and size of the target often changes between the time the plan was developed and the actual...
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Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive materials that “target” specific tissues to allow imaging or treatment. During radiation therapy, the radiopharmaceutical must be administered to provide a rad...
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Assessing treatment response in cancer patients is essential to manage their disease and evaluate therapy. Computed tomography (CT) is widely used to monitor cancer treatment by measuring changes in t...
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Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. In metastasis, cells of a primary cancer break away from where they were first formed and travel through the body to create new lesions. Ea...
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Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. In metastasis, cells of a primary cancer break away from where they were first formed and travel through the body to create new lesions. Ea...
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Accurate physician-patient communication is a central tenet of shared decision making (SDM), an approach which encourages providers and patients to review the best available data when making treatment...
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Medical images are heavily relied upon to help plan radiation treatment and many other procedures. Not surprisingly, the success of any plan depends on the detail and accuracy of these images.Imaging ...
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