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Rectal Retractor for damage-prevention during radiation therapy

Project ID: D2016-57 + D2018-64 Background Effective radiation treatment delivers the maximum possible dose to a tumor while minimizing radiation exposure to the surrounding healthy tissue. Curative doses of radiation can induce chronic morbidities in nearby critical structures. For most cancers in the pelvic region, the dose-limiting organ is the...

Concurrent Delivery of Interstitial Thermobrachytherapy in Cancer Treatment

Project ID: D2017-09 Background: Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy in prostate cancer treatment is a modality requiring surgical insertion of radioactive seeds in the prostate. The technology offers precise delivery of radiation to the tumoricidal mass while significantly reduces dose to surrounding normal tissue. Hyperthermia, when used with LDR,...