heart-sparing radiotherapy

Interviews and expert commentary tagged “heart-sparing radiotherapy” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.

Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Heart Disease Mortality
Audio Journal of Oncology

Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Heart Disease Mortality

When targeting lung tumors there is a risk of exposing upper parts of the heart unnecessarily to toxic levels of radiation. This can potentially be avoided by more bespoke levels of radiation field c

24 August 2016
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