Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that positioning pelvic cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs is a better method for delivering radiation therapy. Because patients return for multiple therapies, being able to reproduce the positioning of the patient allowed more precision, which reduces toxicity.
"It was a surprising finding," according to according to Martin Fuss, M.D., the director of the Program in Image-Guided Radiation Therapy, OHSU Radiation Medicine, and OHSU Cancer Institute member.
Science Daily
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Positioning Pelvic Cancer Patients On Stomachs For Radiation Yields Better Results
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