Osteoarthritis

The FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center in Freeport, Illinois has recently treated an arthritis patient with radiation therapy for the first time. It was the first site in the region to use the treatment modality for arthritis, despite its clinical use in other countries.

Low dose radiotherapy is a minimally used treatment modality for osteoarthritis in the United States, despite its use in other countries. Recent studies conducted outside of the US have shown radiotherapy to provide patients with long-term pain relief and improved mobility. Researchers from the Vanderbilt