radiotherapy

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy may hamper immunotherapy, new breast cancer research finds

Posted in Medicine, Science on 2nd Feb, 2025
by Alexander Muller

A new study has provided novel insights into the effects of radiation on the immune cells surrounding breast cancer tumours.

A pioneering new treatment promises to tackle a wider range of cancers, with fewer side-effects than conventional radiotherapy. 

Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Jan, 2025
by Alexander Muller

The Flash concept resonated as it addressed some of the long-standing limitations of radiotherapy, one of the most common cancer therapies, which two-thirds of all cancer patients will receive at some point in their treatment journey.

AI study aims to improve radiotherapy for lung cancer patients

Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

NIHR has awarded £2.3 million to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester to conduct a study aimed at reducing heart damage caused by radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer patients. It will determine whether using artificial intelligence (AI) to spare the top of the heart during radiotherapy can help patients live longer.

First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches

Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

It will help to determine whether proton beam therapy can help to deliver adequate doses of radiotherapy to breast tissue, while minimising off-target radiation delivered to the heart.

First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches

Posted in Medicine on 14th Jan, 2023
by Alex Muller

Proton beam therapy has been used in other countries to treat breast cancer, but numbers of participants in these trials are small and there have been no reported trials that directly compare proton beam therapy with standard radiotherapy.