Melanoma in the eye presents special challenges. Thanks to the work of UF radiation oncologists and ophthalmologists, high-resolution ultrasound and plaques implanted with radioactive seeds can be the difference between sight and blindness: Read more at UF Health.
After recent FDA approval of the use of the Philips MR-only radiotherapy simulator, or MRCAT, for treatment planning related to primary and metastatic tumors in the brain, the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology will be the first to offer its technology in the United States. The MRCAT Brain…
Mixed-reality (MixR) visualization is an emerging domain that overlays virtual objects, such as holograms, into physical environments via immersive technology. Now, researchers at UF are studying the ability of MixR to develop an accurate, efficient, cost-effective, and portable system for registering breast cancer patients with radiotherapy devices using holograms as…
Thanks to modern chemotherapy, gene-targeted therapy, and radiation therapy, there are now over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Each of these treatments, however, may carry an increased risk for major cardiac events and early cardiac death. Fortunately, UF single-institution data indicate that declines in heart function…
Beyond the human loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unfortunate increase in locally advanced cancers due to postponed or canceled screening appointments. UF Radiation Oncology Associate Professor Julie Bradley, MD; Assistant Professor Eric Brooks, MD; Assistant Professor Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru (Lola), MD, MA, MBA;…
Combining real-time MRI visualization with adaptive radiotherapy treatment planning and immediate delivery represents the next step in precision tailored cancer therapy, and these advanced high technology treatment techniques can be applied to both the definitive cure of primary tumors and also to the management of recurrent metastasis with ablative control…
On May 14, Matthew Culbert, MD, a Second Year UF Radiation Oncology Physician Resident, was awarded a $1,000 American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Seed Grant for the development of an an innovative patient-centered mobile application. The ACRO Resident Committee chooses only four worthy projects to fund…
UF Radiation Oncology welcomed a new addition to its state-of-the-art team this month: an Elekta Linear Accelerator focusing on greater accuracy and precision for our patients. Radiation Therapists Yadi Castillo, Helen McGee, and Chad Lowe (right) expertly guide the Linac 6’s advanced technology, which also allows the Radiation Oncology team…
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could… – Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken What if you set out to…
UF Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce the addition of Assistant Professor Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru (Lola), MD, MA, MBA to the UF Radiation Oncology Gainesville team. Dr. Oladeru earned her Bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology at Yale University. She then obtained her master’s degree in African studies…
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