PURPOSE: The aim was to reduce radiation exposure of the lung in experimental models to increase overall survival of mice to study late radiation-induced heart disease. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A new irradiation plan was established on the Small Animal Radiation...
Background Radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (RIGS) results from the acute loss of intestinal stem cells (ISC), impaired epithelial regeneration, and subsequent loss of the mucosal barrier, resulting in electrolyte imbalance, diarrhea, weight loss, sepsis,...
ASTRO Interview with Dr. Eric Ford A few months ago, I received the opportunity to sit down with notable physicist, professor, and experimental radiobiology researcher, Dr. Eric Ford. As one of the masterminds behind the Precision Proton Radiotherapy Platform, which...
Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy utilize DNA-PK and PARP inhibitors to sensitize cancer cells, however these inhibitors have so far only been limited to homologous recombination repair deficient tumors, exploiting synthetic lethality. In the study “Sensitizing ewing...
Since October 2017, the radiation clinic and MVZ radiotherapy at the Sana Klinikum Offenbach have a new orthovolt device for X-ray irradiation. "We are pleased to be able to offer our patients another treatment option with the new device," explains chief physician...
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