Obesity in the United States is a common, serious, and costly disease. More than 40% of US adults and 19% of US children ages 2 -17 have obesity and those numbers continue to rise year after year....

In the early days of radiation therapy, two-dimensional X-ray images and manual mathematic calculations were utilized to create treatment plans. In the 1970’s, the advent of computerized systems...

On the surface, the role of the medical dosimetrist sounds a little intimidating, a Spock-like personality focused purely on numbers and science. After all - these are the people whose calculations...

It's fairly common knowledge that being active is good for helping you stay healthy, but now cancer researchers are finding that your activity level during treatment can actually help improve your...

There have been numerous clinical trials demonstrating that breast conservation therapy, where lumpectomy is combined with radiation therapy, will significantly decrease the rate of breast cancer...

According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, an estimated 65,410 people (48,000 men and 17,410 women) will develop head and neck cancer (HNC) this year. Many will undergo radiation therapy...

Summertime. The word conjures up thoughts of fun, but in many areas of the country, it also brings to mind ways to cope with the excessive heat and humidity.

Dr. Douglas Housman is a radiation oncologist previously with Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NY, and now at the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center in CT. In his many years of experience, there’s one...

While every team member in radiation oncology is vital to patient care, it is the role of the medical dosimetrist to prepare the treatment plan and make sure the plan will work as designed: deliver...