In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy ...

Radiation therapy is often a key part of treatment for oral cancer. The side effects can be uncomfortable but are usually temporary. Tongue cancer is a type of oral cancer. Often, the best course of ...

Aerial radiation detection and mapping systems combine advanced sensors, data processing algorithms and mobile platforms to characterise radiological environments rapidly and at scale. These systems ...

Radiation therapy, once thought of mainly as a local cancer treatment, is now showing power to awaken the immune system in surprising ways. Researchers discovered that combining radiation with ...

Radiation therapy for lung cancer is used for symptom relief or curative intent in unresectable cases. Palliative radiation focuses on comfort, addressing issues like painful bone metastases or airway ...

Immune proteins (purple) hold KRAS-sotorasib (yellow hexagons) at the surface of a tumor cell (orange). An antibody (green) carrying radioactivity (yellow halo) detects KRAS-sotorasib and grabs onto ...

Today we revisit the American Society of Clinical Oncology scientific meeting in Chicago, which concluded on Tuesday, to report on three more potentially practice-changing studies.

Results of a multicenter clinical trial found that adding the investigational adenoviral-based viral immunotherapy ...

Every year, doctors get better tools to fight cancer. Engineered cancer-killing cells, immunotherapies, targeted drugs, and more are helping clinicians cure more patients. Increasingly, though, ...