Breakthroughs in Radiotherapy for Cancer
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: image-guided radiotherapy; smart material; medical image analysis
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Interests: precision medicine in radiation oncology; image-guided interventions; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Radiography has been an integral part of cancer management. In recent years, the emergence of new modalities, including bio-guided radiotherapy, radioimmunotherapy, and drug radiotherapy, as well as artificial intelligence-enhanced methods, has changed the landscape of radiotherapy. New modalities, such as FLASH therapy, have shown promising improvements compared to traditional radiotherapy. Bio-guided radiotherapy is a more targeted form of radiotherapy treatment using the tumor itself and incorporating positron emission tomography (PET) into the procedure. Radioimmunotherapy targets tumor antigens using monoclonal antibodies in conjunction with isotopes, offering personalized, systemic, and durable treatment. Drug radiotherapy, which integrates biological and imaging markers, personalizes treatment, thereby enhancing the therapeutic index of conventional therapy. In addition to these advances, artificial intelligence is applied to various aspects of radiotherapy to increase the effectiveness of treatment. Multi-modal AI systems can incorporate electronic health records, such as physicians’ reports, into different stages of the treatment workflow, reducing the time to treatment and making it more effective.
This Special Issue aims to capture the latest advances in all aspects of radiotherapy and provide a resource for those studying the latest advancements in cancer treatment.
Dr. Kai Ding
Dr. Hamed Hooshangnejad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- radiotherapy
- radioimmunotherapy
- AI-enhanced radiotherapy
- bio-guided radiotherapy
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