Research News
Change in treatment approach can make quality of life better for patients with brain metastasis
Focal radiation to just the surgical area is the winner for patients after surgery for limited brain metastases.
Read moreUW faculty receive NIH award to expand access to radiation treatment in low- and middle income countries
This $2.9 M research grant from the National Cancer Institute will support the development of a cost-effective technology that improves radiation therapy in low- and middle-income countries.
Read moreRoyalty Research Fund awards grant to Dr. Ning Cao and her mentor Dr. Juergen Meyer
Dr. Ning Cao and her mentor on the below research Dr. Juergen Meyer have been awarded a grant from the Royalty Research Fund for their very innovative work on “Spatially Modulated Proton Minibeam for Cellular and Small Animal Research”. This one-year award provides the funds to obtain preliminary data for submission of a multi-year NIH grant on this topic. The competition was intense but their aims were irresistible to the reviewers because of the potential high patient treatment impact this work promises.
Read moreUW Radiation Oncology faculty invited to offer expert commentary
University of Washington Radiation Oncology faculty have been invited to offer expert commentary on the challenging clinical situation of stereotactic body radiation therapy in ultra-central lung tumors. This effort was led by Dr. Jing Zeng. Our faculty’s expert comments are featured in the current ASTROgram of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
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