Scientist calculate an end to brain tumours

Adjusting the delivery of radiotherapy treatment could cure more brain tumours, new research claims.

Speaking today at a conference organised by the Institute of Physics, chemical engineer Dr Norman Kirkby, from the University of Surrey, said using the correct time intervals between a sequence of low-dose radiotherapy sessions could increase the chance of curing brain cancers that tend to resist treatment.

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