UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in central Pennsylvania, is now offering an advanced internal radiation therapy for gynecological ...

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in central Pennsylvania has approximately 40,000 patient visits for medical oncology and infusion ...

Your doctor may suggest a type of internal radiation therapy called "brachytherapy." In this procedure, the radiation source is in a capsule or other implant item. Doctors often use an applicator ...

Radiation sickness happens when a large dose of high-energy radiation goes through your body and reaches your internal organs. It takes far more than what you might get from any medical treatment ...

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radiation for prostate cancer. There are three main types of radiation therapy: brachytherapy, external beam radiation, and radiopharmaceuticals. Brachytherapy involves inserting radioactive ...

Traditionally, men who chose radiation therapy for prostate cancer undergo radiation for weeks or even months. But now, in certain cases, it can be completed in less than a week. Prostate cancer ...

While in therapy, the question “Is this working?” might cross your mind more often than you’d expect. The psychological community has been debating the merits of evidence-based, short-term ...

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Internal radiation therapy, also known as brachytherapy, is a crucial treatment modality that allows for the direct delivery of radiation to tumors, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues.

Brachytherapy is a form of internal radiation therapy in which a small implant containing radioactive material (often seeds or pellets) is placed in or near the cancer. 1 In chemo, potent ...