Study shows how technology may improve treatment for children with brain cancer
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
A study presented today at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) shows that children with brain tumors who undergo radiation therapy (the application of X-rays to kill cancerous cells and shrink tumors) may benefit from a technique known as "intensity modulated arc therapy" or IMAT.