Radiotherapy dose calculation algorithms are essential components of modern treatment planning, ensuring that the prescribed radiation dose conforms as closely as possible to a patient’s tumour while ...

How many of us give a “full” dose of chemotherapy to an obese patient—even in the curative setting? Dose calculation in the obese is a confusing but important puzzle for the oncologist and is becoming ...

This involves a model of radiation particles that simulates how the particles scatter over each other and other molecules. The Monte Carlo dose calculation method requires calculating 100 million ...

The IAEA is launching a new five-year Coordinated Research Project with the goal of improving accuracy in radiopharmaceutical therapy dosimetry. Dosimetry in clinical applications refers to the ...

Erbitux (cetuximab) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat certain types of cancer. The drug comes as a solution that’s given through a vein by a healthcare professional. It’s usually given once ...