At the University of Florida’s Department of Radiation Oncology, medical physics residents will gain hands-on experience across a broad spectrum of advanced radiation therapy technologies and modalities. The program is structured to provide competence in treatment planning, machine commissioning and QA, workflow integration, adaptive techniques, and novel modalities.
Precautions related to cancer patients receiving radioactive isotope treatments such as PLUVICTO and LUTATHERA After radioligand cancer treatment, radiation will be present in the recipient’s body, blood, and urine. The radioactive material will be naturally eliminated from the body via excretion and decay, resulting in a rapid decrease in…
Pluvicto, a targeted therapy for progressive, PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, has been approved for clinical use by the FDA. On April 26, UF Health Radiation Oncology became the first in the state of Florida to administer it to patients.* Pluvicto is a next generation radioligand treatment…
PLUVICTO™ (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) PLUVICTO is radiopharmaceutical used to treat adults with prostate cancer that is prostate-specific membrane antigen–positive (PSMA-positive), metastatic and castration-resistant (mCRPC). PSMA-positive prostate cancers can be detected by a special PET scan. Until recently, Pluvicto was primarily reserved for patients with metastatic…
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DEFINING OPTIMAL TREATMENTS
The seminar has three concurrent programs for radiation therapy, oncology nursing, and radiation oncology.
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