Oncology
Study data from Methodist Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology provide new insights into oncology
Published in Hospital Business Week, June 22nd, 2008
New investigation results, 'Supine craniospinal irradiation using intrafractional junction shifts and field-in-field dose shaping: early experience at Methodist Hospital,' are detailed in a study published in International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To describe our preliminary experience with supine craniospinal irradiation. The advantages of the supine position for craniospinal irradiation include patient comfort, easier access to maintain an airway for anesthesia, and reduced variability of the head tilt in the face mask."
"The cranial fields were treated with near...
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