New 'microbead' radiotherapy more effective with molecular imaging

Monday, June 7, 2010 - 15:42 in Health & Medicine

Research may change the way that a novel form of radiotherapy is set up and tested prior to treatment. This technique, known as radiomicrosphere therapy, involves the injection of tiny highly radioactive beads that "nestle up" with cancerous tumors and destroy them with precision.

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