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

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Air date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12:00:00 PM
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Category: Special
Runtime: 01:41:50
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
NLM Title: Radiation therapy for cancer / Bhadrasain Vikram ... [et al.].
Author: Vikram, Bhadrasain.
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Publisher:
Abstract: (CIT): 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.
Subjects: Neoplasms--diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Publication Types: Lecture
Webcast
NLM Classification: QZ 269
NLM ID: 101518998
CIT Live ID: 8191
Permanent link: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=8191

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