Apr 14 2009
Lung cancer : Radiation therapy ‘highly effective’ against early lung cancer
A high-tech type of radiation treatment called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has been found to be “highly effective” in treating early-stage lung cancer for patients who are not eligible for surgery.
This therapy uses very large doses of high-energy radiation (x-rays), which are aimed directly at tumours with great precision and accuracy, thus sparing the [...]
