Becky McCall

Radiation Oncology/Therapy
IORT boost yields improved long-term breast tumor control
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) administered as a boost during breast surgery provides outstanding tumor control outcomes compared to a conventional boost, attendees were told at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting earlier this month in London.
May 22, 2011
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
ESTRO: Shortage of medical physicists forecast for U.S.
Residency positions to train medical physicists are in seriously short supply, and training is taking too long, according to a speaker at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting held last week in London.
May 15, 2011
Nuclear Medicine
PET/CT helps target radiation therapy of NSCLC tumors
LONDON - PET/CT prior to radiotherapy can help oncologists target a more powerful dose of radiation to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whilst keeping dose low in other areas of the organ, according to research presented at this week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting.
May 11, 2011
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