Traditional whole-brain radiation therapy, while effective at treating tumors, is associated with cognitive decline in patients. The team's approach using hippocampal-sparing therapy showed ...
Microbeam radiation therapy has proven effective in animal studies against tumours in the brain, breast, skin and central ...
Based on this and other reports, they suggested a possible benefit from prophylactic whole brain radiation to prevent central nervous system metastasis in these cases. More than 80% of brain ...
A Des Moines hospital is the first in Iowa to perform brain surgery using a new type of treatment called GammaTile therapy.