Brandon MacKenzie says he feels like a powerful tag-team wrestler when his radiation therapy mask is slipped over his head and tightly latched down to a treatment bed. The 10-year-old looks like ...

(Rey Mysterio Jr./Twitter) A 10-year-old Nova Scotia boy says he feels like a powerful wrestler when his radiation therapy mask is slipped over his head and latched down to a treatment bed.

Not so fun, also true, like the mask that pins you to a table during head and neck oncology radiation therapy to make sure you don’t move. In May, I hardly knew there was such a thing as a ...

Patient radiation therapy mask showing laser lines for targeting cancer cells in the brain. (Shutterstock) 2. Combining radiation therapy with other treatments Radiation therapy can be combined ...

Radiation recall dermatitis is an uncommon inflammatory reaction of the skin at the site of previous irradiation. The reaction is precipitated by the use of a triggering compound after radiation ...

"She (another radiation therapist) mentioned 'hey, I know somebody that might maybe want to make your mask into something'," Kerlin said. "They picked an idea and we made it for them and it just ...

Stereotactic radiation therapy is delivered daily, with painless radiation beams. In the weeks following delivery it is common to notice soreness and/or inflammation at the treated site.

Radiation therapy is the most integral part of any cancer treatment and with the technological advancements, precise nature of therapy, low cost and affordability , this is the most effective form ...