This year, approximately 64,050 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the US, and of these, 4,800 were Florida residents. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, responsible for 3% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. In addition, a study published…
UF Radiation Oncology’s Elekta Versa HD™ welcomed its first patient on July 7, 2021 SRS and FSRS are special techniques that rely on precise localization of target volumes based on 3D imaging. This allows clinicians to deliver higher than normal radiation dose in fewer fractions. At the…
Recent developments in radiation oncology have made radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer more effective and easier on the body. In a recent “Hope and Healing” UF Health Blog, Radiation Oncology Assistant Professor Kathryn Hitchcock, MD, PhD, discusses the most up-to-date technologies available to…
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