Category: Research
... cancer are treated pre-operatively with combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy, or chemotherapy alone (neoadjuvant therapy). Moreover, ... are managed definitively with combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Typically, chemotherapy entails cisplatin (CDDP) and ... to predict the response of oesophageal cancer to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as the risk of treatment toxicity. In ...
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Research Production of diagnostic-quality x-ray from a megavoltage radiotherapy beam ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... My major interests are in improving the accuracy and safety of radiotherapy treatments, which 50% of cancer patients should receive. My ... to improved patient care. To have made a significant contribution to radiotherapy treatments for both local people and further afield. ... Peter Greer is focused on improving the accuracy and safety of radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients. peter greer, cancer ...
Category: News & Articles
... and reduce treatment time for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Hunter researchers have launched the TROG 15.01 SPARK ... and reduce treatment time for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. The SPARK trial studies an Australian-developed ... if the cancer moves even by a few millimetres. A standard course of radiotherapy for prostate cancer involves treatment five times a week ...
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... with radiation treatment. Associate Professor Jarad Martin with a radiotherapy unit at Calvery Mater Newcastle Radiation oncologist ... the benefits.” Under the RADAR (Randomised Androgen Deprivation and Radiotherapy) trial being run by Associate Professor Martin’s ... men alternatives to having the prostate surgically removed. The radiotherapy department is one of the most productive in Australia when ...
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... option for men with prostate cancer, using advanced stereotactic radiotherapy that delivers high doses of radiation without the need for ... option for men with prostate cancer, using advanced stereotactic radiotherapy that delivers high doses of radiation without the need for ... Newcastle’s new TrueBeam machine. The equivalent of two weeks of radiotherapy can be delivered in just 90 seconds. The standard treatment ...
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... results for quality of life and masculinity. Prostate, cancer, radiotherapy, Prostate cancer study takes 10-year look at life Prostate ...
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... of between 28 and 36 months now commonly used in conjunction with radiotherapy around the world.” The RADAR trial enrolled 1071 men with ... of testosterone suppression therapy, using leuprorelin, followed by radiotherapy. They were randomly allocated to either no further ... 18 months testosterone suppression therapy and zoledronic acid plus radiotherapy emerged as the most effective. Those men with less ...
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... hormone therapy to impede testosterone levels, in conjunction with radiotherapy, has yielded promising clinical results, according to chief ... hormone therapy to impede testosterone levels, in conjunction with radiotherapy, has yielded promising clinical results, according to chief ... initial findings of the RADAR (Randomised Androgen Deprivation and Radiotherapy) Trial are published today in the international journal The ...
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RADAR - Randomised androgen deprivation and radiotherapy - in prostate cancer. The project is to set up a trial to ... of androgen deprivation and bisphophonate therapy in conjunction with radiotherapy in localised high risk Ca prostate. It will involve 1000 ...