AI Joins the Safety Team: Language Models Tackle Root Cause Analysis in Radiation Oncology
A new proof-of-concept study shows that large language models can perform credible root cause analyses of radiation oncology incident reports, ...
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LSU Health New Orleans Hires Star Radiation Oncologist to Build First Academic Department
LSU Health New Orleans has recruited radiation oncologist Dr. Puneeth Iyengar from Memorial Sloan Kettering to establish its first academic ...
Contact Radiotherapy Offers Rectal Cancer Patients a Path Around Major Surgery and Stomas
Tampere University Hospital has introduced high-dose-rate contact brachytherapy for rectal cancer, aiming to eradicate tumors and spare more patients major ...
When Breast Cancer Spreads Only to the Brain, a Distinct Disease Emerges
A large national registry analysis and an institutional cohort suggest that breast cancer metastasizing exclusively to the brain constitutes a ...
Adding Brain Radiotherapy to Targeted Drugs Extends Survival in Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases
A multicenter real-world study of 465 patients found that adding brain radiotherapy to first-line third-generation EGFR inhibitors improved survival in ...
Gamma Knife Dose Threshold of 57.6 Gy BED10 Flags True Tumor Growth After Treating Large Brain Metastases
A Japanese study of 143 patients found that a biologically effective dose of at least 57.6 Gy reduces true tumor ...
Focused radiation, no incision: radiosurgery eases severe treatment-resistant depression
A prospective study presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting found that incisionless stereotactic radiosurgical capsulotomy produced sustained reductions in depression ...
Two Hours of Training Sharpen Residents’ Organ Contouring Skills in the AI Era
A short structured teaching session significantly improved radiation oncology residents' accuracy in contouring organs at risk, with post-training performance broadly ...
Proton Spine-and-Brain Radiation Doubles Survival in Cancer Spread to Brain Linings, Review Finds
A systematic review of 32 studies finds that proton craniospinal irradiation is associated with reported median survival of 10.7 months ...
Three-Week Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer Shows Low Urinary Side-Effect Rate
A prospective Japanese trial found that a three-week, 12-fraction proton beam therapy regimen for localized prostate cancer produced an 8 ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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