Shorter, equally effective radiotherapy treatments: just five sessions for breast and prostate cancer Published on 16/01/2023 In some patients, radiotherapy treatments have been reduced from up to 35 sessions to just 5, maintaining safety levels but with fewer side effects, which affects their quality of life
Radiation Oncology allows more precision, less toxicity and shortens prostate cancer treatment times Published on 17/11/2021 Technological advances in radiotherapy make it possible to be more precise, avoid side effects and reduce treatments from 40 to 5 sessions
The SEOR, the ESTRO and the Madrid Convention Bureau continue to increase the visibility of radiotherapy Published on 25/08/2021 The creation of a website and the dissemination of a campaign to make radiotherapy more visible aim to inform the Spanish public about the importance and benefits in terms of survival and quality of life of radiotherapy in the treatment of many types of cancer. The initiatives are part of a legacy project to citizens, on the occasion of the Annual Congress of the European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO), taking place in Madrid this week
Prostatic radiosurgery can reduce the duration of conventional treatment from 4-7 weeks to 5 days Published on 14/04/2021 The technique is ideal for patients whose disease is confined to the prostate or is localized prostate cancer, who represent 85% of prostate tumor cases
MD Anderson Madrid performs its first simulated radiotherapy treatment using specifically adapted MRI Published on 23/07/2020 The technique allows the tumor to be outlined with greater precision using image sequences that minimize geometric distortion. This innovative technique is the result of collaboration between the Radiotherapy and Radiology services at MD Anderson Madrid and Philips.
MD Anderson Madrid offers an image-guided high dose-rate brachytherapy system that is the first of its kind in Spain Published on 05/11/2019 Greater precision, and therefore less aggressiveness and fewer side effects.