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Proton therapy continues to be a promising modality for the treatment of head and neck cancers, and several recent studies ...

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Radiation therapy, alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, is commonly used for the treatment of many cancers. Although radiation therapy can usually be delivered without resulting in ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...

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Oral cancer involves malignant growths or tumors that can occur anywhere in the mouth or the throat. Doctors sometimes recommend radiation therapy to treat it, which involves doses of radiation to ...

PLEASE NOTE: APPROVAL FROM THE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) OR THE DEPUTY (ASSISTANT) RADIATION SAFETY (DRSO) OFFICER IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION ANY TRANSFER OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL WITHIN ...