NCI/Penn Medicine Science Writers' Seminar: Radiation Therapy for Cancer

 


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Air date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12:00:00 PM
Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Category: Special
Description: A NCI science writers' seminar to discuss new treatments, technologies and research advances in radiation therapy for cancer.

Welcome: Mike Miller, NCI Office of Media Relations; Holly Auer, Penn Medicine

Stephen Hahn, M.D., Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Penn Medicine
Proton therapy and conventional radiation: What clinical trials can teach us

James Metz, M.D., Vice Chair, Clinical Operations Division, Department of Radiation Oncology, Penn Medicine
Multi-modal therapy: How proton therapy can combine with novel chemotherapy agents and surgery to improve outcomes (Case study: Lung cancer)

Bhadrasain Vikram, M.D., Chief, Clinical Radiation Oncology Branch, NCI
Drugs developed as preventive in case of nuclear attack could be used to lessen side-effects from radiation therapy for cancer; comparative effectiveness studies

Richard Maughan, Ph.D., Director of Medical Physics, Penn Medicine
High-Tech, Personalized Care: Behind the scenes with proton therapy technology

For more information, visit
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter
Author: Bhadrasain Vikram, Stephen Hahn, James Metz and Richard Maughan
Runtime: 90 minutes
CIT File ID: 15386
CIT Live ID: 8191
Permanent link: http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?15386