Research News

August 5th 2017

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.

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July 21st 2017

UW 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.

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March 20th 2017

Royalty 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.

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March 1st 2017

UW 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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