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External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a form of radiotherapy that utilizes a high-energy collimated beam of ionizing radiation, from a source outside the body, to target and kill cancer cells. The radiotherapy beam is composed of particles, which are focussed in a particular direction of travel using collimators. [ 1 ]
Doctor reviewing a radiation treatment plan. In radiotherapy, radiation treatment planning (RTP) is the process in which a team consisting of radiation oncologists, radiation therapist, medical physicists and medical dosimetrists plan the appropriate external beam radiotherapy or internal brachytherapy treatment technique for a patient with cancer.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced the company will encore data from the BEACON Phase 1/2 clinical trial of BEAM-101 in sickle cell disease in an oral presentation at the 2025 Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings ...
Beam Therapeutics Inc. is an American biotechnology company conducting research in the field of gene therapies and genome editing. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts .
To date, more than 35 patients have cleared screening and enrolled in the BEACON Phase 1/2 clinical trial, and of these, 11 patients have been dosed with BEAM-101. As of an Oct. 28, 2024, data cut-off, a total of seven patients with severe SCD were treated with BEAM-101 and included in the safety and efficacy analysis with follow up ranging ...
A clinical research associate (CRA), also called a clinical monitor or trial monitor, is a health-care professional who performs many activities related to medical research, particularly clinical trials. Clinical research associates work in various settings, such as pharmaceutical companies, medical research institutes and government agencies.
Beamtree (formerly Pacific Knowledge Systems) is a health data analytics company based in Sydney, Australia. [1] Tim Kelsey was appointed chief executive in December 2020. [2]
Clinical research is different from clinical practice: in clinical practice, established treatments are used to improve the condition of a person, while in clinical research, evidence is collected under rigorous study conditions on groups of people to determine the efficacy and safety of a treatment.