RTU physicist studies how to make cancer treatment faster and more effective
Kristaps Paļskis, a medical physicist at Riga Technical University, is researching how to combine three innovative approaches in cancer treatment. The aim is to treat tumours faster and more effectively, including by shortening radiotherapy.
In cancer treatment, it is vital to act on the tumour as precisely as possible while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue. This is one of the core principles of treatment planning.
Kristaps Paļskis, a medical physicist at Riga Technical University (RTU), is studying how three innovative approaches in cancer treatment could be brought together. The idea is that such a combination would allow tumours to be treated faster and more effectively.
One possible improvement the researcher sees is a shorter duration of radiotherapy. The research also looks at other future improvements in cancer care.
As a medical physicist, Paļskis works on applying methods from physics in medicine. The report does not provide further details on the three approaches or on the results of the research.
