Radiology researcher Raymond Raylman with the WVU Cancer Institute developed a prototype of a scanner that could improve identification of head and neck cancers. His team is currently awaiting regulatory approval to test the device on 40 cancer patients. (WVU Photo/Davidson Chan)
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WVU researcher prototypes new equipment to improve head and neck cancer treatment

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Head and neck cancer may not be as common as breast or prostate cancer, but it’s one of the most challenging to treat. Its five-year survival rate can be as low as 25%, while its recurrence rate can be as high as 43%.

West Virginia University researcher Raymond Raylman has developed a new technology to improve the treatment of head and neck cancers. The scanner that he and his team prototyped — which combines…