The IAEA has expanded its interactive e-learning course on radiation biology with four new modules designed to strengthen global expertise in using ionizing radiation to combat cancer. Understanding ...

The IAEA has launched a new e-learning course as an internactive training tool to bridge knowledge gaps on clinical radiobiology, a key pre-requisite for treating cancer with radiation. Released ...

Traditional cytotoxic agents used in cancer therapy were initially discovered based on their ability to kill rapidly dividing cells. The targets of these early-generation agents were typically one or ...

Targeting the talent pipeline: the University of Oxford’s new MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology gets under way this month, with applications now open for the 2024/25 academic year. Above: a ...

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Conventional external-beam radiation therapy is dedicated to the treatment of localized disease, whereas radioimmunotherapy represents an innovative tool for the treatment of local or diffuse tumors.

Around 50% of patients with solid malignant tumours receive radiation therapy with curative or palliative intent at some point in the course of their disease. Early and late side effects limit ...