In an effort to make radiation therapy for cancer patients more precise and effective, Keesler Air Force Base’s 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutic Squadron and the 81st Dental Squadron innovated a way to craft more precise radiation boluses for patients undergoing care with the 81st Medical Group.
The bolus acts as a medium for the radiation and enables oncologists to lay down a precise amount of energy to a cancer-infected area. Radiation particles don’t output energy unless they have a medium to travel through.