Radiation Therapy

Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, FASTRO, has been named chief radiation oncologist for The US Oncology Network.

A new guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology addresses the use of radiation therapy for the treatment of nonmetastatic cervical cancer.

Both surgery and radiation therapy were beneficial methods of treating early-stage lip squamous cell carcinoma, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting.

Single noninvasive radiation therapy for patients with ventricular tachycardia.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the top news from the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

A randomized phase 2 clinical trial will assess hydroxychloroquine for prevention of COVID-19 infection among patients undergoing radiation therapy for cancer.

A single noninvasive radiation therapy treatment safely reduced the burden of ventricular tachycardia, with effects persisting for 2 years in most patients, according to data from the ENCORE-VT trial presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

Proton beam therapy appeared to reduce the risk for and severity of adverse events compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, according to results of a randomized phase 2B study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued guidelines on the use of radiation therapy in the management of basal and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas.