Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation techniques ...

Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their care. Ionizing radiation, or the emission of high-energy waves or particles, works as a therapy by damaging a cancer ...

Brachytherapy is an internal radiation therapy that people may have during treatment for endometrial cancer. A doctor may suggest brachytherapy after surgery or if surgery is not an option. The ...

For patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) of a drug-eluting stent, intracoronary brachytherapy is a safe and effective treatment option, although its success decreases with the number of stent ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Radiation Oncology and the O’Neal Cancer Center have opened a new brachytherapy suite, a facility that is designed to provide brachytherapy to ...

Leading radiation oncologists and healthcare leaders have said the only way the Federal and state governments can improve cervical cancer treatment outcomes and drastically reduce the number of women ...