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For women facing radiation therapy after surgery for breast cancer, the standard course of treatment typically involves daily radiation sessions over a period of 6 to 7 weeks. That regimen can be hard to manage, especially for women already juggling work and child care schedules or for those living far from treatment centers.
American Cancer Society (Radiology) - Wed, 8 October 2008
http://www.cancer.org/
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The use of CT is more and more frequent, both for better and better definitions, and for costs which are gradually knocked down and the use of this diagnostic technique is increasing also in the pediatric population.
MedNews (Radiology) - Sun, 18 May 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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This trial compared radiotherapy plus supportive care with supportive care alone in patients with glioblastoma who were 70 years of age or older. As compared with supportive care alone, radiotherapy improved survival by about 3 months and did not impair quality of life or cognition.
New England Journal of Medicine (Radiology) - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://www.nejm.org
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A new kind of x-ray, called the EBCT scan, that could help people in their 40s and 50s detect whether they will have heart problems in later life has been developed.
EuroNews (Radiology) - Tue, 3 October 2006
http://www.euronews.fr