SBRT

Results have been published from a British long-term follow-up study of 874 prostate cancer patients who received either conventional radiation therapy in 20 or 39 sessions or stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) involving higher radiation doses in five sessions. The results showed that treatment outcomes are equally effective for patients treated five times compared to those […]

Men with prostate cancer are less likely to experience urinary and sexual side effects two years after treatment with an advanced type of radiotherapy than with surgery, according to researchers from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London. The PACE-A study compares the long-term side effects of stereotactic […]

Xiel have worked very closely with Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Birmingham to bring the benefits of the CIVCO Body Pro-Lok ONE system to the hospital, providing one simple solution for complex SBRT patient setups. The nature of abdominal compression meant that the QEH needed a solution that was robust enough to take pressure, but […]

Consultant clinical oncologist Andrew Chan and research radiographer Vicky Sturgess with patient David Cobb. Retired headmaster David Cobb from Stratford-upon-Avon was one of the first people to benefit from stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) at the Arden Cancer Centre, University Hospital Coventry, and has now been told that he is in remission. In August 2016 Cobb […]

Presenting at the stereotactic treatment session is Dr Wilko Verbakel from VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Radiotherapy professionals from eight leading UK cancer centres attended a seminar in October to learn more about the use of Varian’s RapidArc system for stereotactic treatments of multiple metastases. They travelled to Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology in the […]

OIS sales and applications specialist Siobhan Johnston, advanced practitioner in palliative planning Baljit Jhitta, research radiographer Lisa Durrant and pre-treatment manager Sharon Duxbury. Following the purchase of a Stradivarius system last year, Churchill Hospital in Oxford has added a second SBRT overlay, supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems.  The overlay is used on top of existing treatment […]