Targeted, high-energy cancer treatments get a supercomputing boost
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 09:12
in Health & Medicine
Radiation therapy shoots high-energy particles into the body to destroy or damage cancer cells. Over the last century, the technologies used have constantly improved and it has become a highly effective way to treat cancer. However, physicians must still walk a fine line between delivering enough radiation to kill tumors, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue.