By Peter T. Heiberger, M.S. DABR, RSOLead Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology, Aurora Health Care, Green Bay, WI When I think about Cesium-131 an old expression comes to mind. “It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” When it...
By Brian J. Moran, M.D. FABSMedical Director, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago I am a radiation oncologist who, like many of you, has always looked for opportunities to do more for those I treat. That is how I first learned about Cesium-131 brachytherapy. In the...
By CEO Lori Woods Prostate Cancer Awareness Month carries more than the obvious meaning. Of course, its intent is to raise awareness in hopes that we will motivate more men to get screened because we know all too well how that can impact lives. For us, it is also an...
By Dr. Ronald M. BenoitDepartment of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Why would a clinician be hesitant to use Cesium-131 to treat prostate cancer? I would venture to say the likely answer is the data that speaks to its benefits has not yet...
By Dr. Bernard W. TaylorTexas Oncology - Longview Cancer Center The American Cancer Society’s 2022 Cancer Facts and Figures report estimates that nearly 270,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. This represents nearly 50% more than the number of...
By CEO Lori Woods This is my first blog post, and it comes during a year that has changed how we communicate, how we work, and virtually every aspect of our lives. COVID-19 has challenged us and changed us. We hope for better days ahead even as we face the reality of...
At Isoray, we recognize the value of industry conferences, specifically when it comes to continuing your education, staying up-to-date with the latest research, and networking with industry colleagues. Our team is looking forward to once again having the opportunity to join the radiation oncologist community at the ASTRO Annual Meeting to discuss the most recent developments in cancer treatment.
Isoray was proud to be a part of yet another annual meeting for the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) in Miami and, as we’ve had some time to process all of the stimulating conversations and unique opportunities that ABS always provides, we’d like to highlight some of our favorite moments and discussions from this year’s event.
“I urge newly diagnosed men to see a range of specialists before selecting treatment. After talking to a urologist, they should make independent appointments with a radiation oncologist, a medical oncologist, and a brachytherapist to ensure that they become fully...
As a physicist, Dr. Mark Rivard is fascinated by brachytherapy’s ability to provide “conformal, localized” radiotherapy compared to external-beam radiation therapy for treatment of multiple cancer types.
Building community around the power of Cesium The radiation oncologist community is one of the cornerstones on which we are building the future of brachytherapy at Isoray. As such, in person engagements at the ASTRO Annual Meeting are some of our most important...
The International Journal of Radiation Oncology recently published a study titled Survival Benefit of Adjuvant Brachytherapy After Hysterectomy With Positive Surgical Margins in Cervical Cancer.