A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose rate of radiotherapy and uses electrons to minimize healthy tissue damage while ...

Flash radiation therapy was used to treat the first patient in the world earlier this week during the start of a clinical trial at the Proton Therapy Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, ...

SANFORD, Fla. — For many years, Richard Sweat’s company, .decimal, has been producing customized medical devices for cancer treatment. Now, the company is testing what could be its most transformative ...

For a typical cancer patient, radiation therapy is a six-week slog. After each week of five daily treatments, many patients experience an accumulation of side effects. Following the full treatment ...

Radiation therapy is currently our best shot at treating cancer, but it’s far from a perfect solution. It takes a course of weeks or even months, during which time healthy cells often become ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., August 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, has announced the successful completion of enrollment and treatment in its FAST-02 (Flash Radiotherapy for ...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the first virtual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2020 Annual Meeting, October 23rd to the 29th, Mevion will highlight its research ...

For the first time, researchers at the Centre for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland have tested ultrafast, high-dose irradiation with protons. This new, experimental ...

Our circadian rhythm, a finely tuned internal clock controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) nestled within the brain’s hypothalamus, orchestrates a delicate dance of biological processes. It ...

Someday, specialized systems could barrage cancer patients with particles to deliver a full course of radiation therapy in mere microseconds, new research suggests. Using an emerging technique known ...

Join the audience for a live webinar at 4 p.m. GMT on 17 February 2026 Upright patient positioning opens new pathways for radiation therapy in cancer care ...