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Part 3 of our radiotherapy series explores a type of radiotherapy treatment called IMRT. But what is it and can it help improve survival? We take a look. Part 3 of our radiotherapy series explores a type of radiotherapy treatment called IMRT. But what is it and can it help improve survival? We take a look.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 31 July 2017

31 July 2017

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Radiotherapy
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In part 2 of our new radiotherapy series, we discuss proton beam therapy. What can and can’t it offer? And what does its arrival in the UK mean for patients? In part 2 of our new radiotherapy series, we discuss proton beam therapy. What can and can’t it offer? And what does its arrival in the UK mean for patients?

by Justine Alford | Analysis | 17 July 2017

17 July 2017

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Radiotherapy
This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Radiotherapy
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NHS England has announced that it will invest £130m in new radiotherapy machines. Read why that investment is so important. NHS England has announced that it will invest £130m in new radiotherapy machines. Read why that investment is so important.

by Emlyn Samuel | Analysis | 25 October 2016

25 October 2016

An anti-malaria drug could help radiotherapy destroy tumours according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Nature Communications today. An anti-malaria drug could help radiotherapy destroy tumours according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Nature Communications today.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 25 July 2016

25 July 2016