The Monte Carlo simulation revealed that the mean cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) for SBRT and IMRT were $22,152 and 7.9 years and $35,431 and 7.9 years, respectively. The sensitivity ...

ARCHER simulates particle transport across the accelerator, patient phantom, and EPID. Key components include the target, primary collimator, flattening filter, ionization chamber, mirror, jaws, HDMLC ...

Treatment with a certain radiation therapy worsens quality of life in patients with prostate cancer. An expert explains ways to mitigate side effects. Patients with prostate cancer who receive ...

Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted beams to destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. At Fred Hutch, patients have access to a full range of advanced radiation treatment ...

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment in which specialists kill cancerous cells in the body by exposing them to ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays, high-energy ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of two external beam radiation therapy techniques for treatment of low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer: stereotactic body radiation ...