Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

June 24, 2015June 24, 2015

FDA Approves Neupogen As The First Drug for Radiation Therapy-Related Injuries

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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) provided important data on a non-human clinical model of high-dose radiation that ultimately led the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read more

May 20, 2015

Clinical Trial Finds Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Offers Better Overall Survival to Early Lung Cancer Patients

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A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the VU University Medical Center in The Netherlands revealed that stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) ... Read more

May 15, 2015May 18, 2015

Additional Rounds of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Do Not Influence Survival in Patients with Brain Metastases

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Dr. Deborah C. Marshall recently presented her research findings on radiosurgery during the 83rd American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting held from May 2 to 6, 2015 in ... Read more

May 13, 2015

ASTRO Releases New Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently announced a new guideline for the use of radiotherapy in the most common type of lung cancer — non-small cell lung cancer ... Read more

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015

PlasmaTech Develops New Therapeutic Approach for Radiation Therapy-Related Side Effects in Cancer Patients

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More than 250,000 new cases of colon, rectal, bladder, cervical, prostate, testicular and endometrial cancer are estimated by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to be ... Read more

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015

High Radiotherapy Dose Improves Survival in Children With Specific Brain Cancer

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Two new studies recently presented at the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona in Spain revealed that an increase in radiotherapy dose received by children with intracranial ependymoma can significantly improve survival ... Read more

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Permanent Radiotherapy Implants Reported to Decrease Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk at 5 Years

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Dr. James Morris from the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) in Canada recently presented at the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona, Spain the results of the ASCENDE-RT trial (Androgen Suppression Combined with ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 24, 2015

University of Washington Creates Advanced Proton Therapy Facility Using Xstrahl’s SARRP System

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The University of Washington (UW) has acquired the Xstrahl Life Sciences SARRP (small animal radiation research platform) with the goal of combining it with their Pre-Clinical Proton Therapy Facility. The ... Read more

April 21, 2015

Special Issue in the Red Journal Devoted to Lymphoma and the Crucial Role of Radiation Therapy

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The International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics (Red Journal) from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will feature a special issue entitled “Radiation and the Modern Management ... Read more

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Exposure to Low Dose Radiation Affects Skin Stability and Sensitivity

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Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory recently revealed that exposure to low dose radiation alters the stability of cells and tissue in the skin. The study was published in the ... Read more