Joyce H. Keyak, Ph.D.

A radioactive bone cement that’s injected into bone to provide support and local irradiation is proving to be a safer alternative to conventional radiation therapy for bone tumors, according to a study led by University of California, Irvine researchers.

The study shows that this brachytherapy cement can be placed into spinal bones to directly irradiate tumors without harming the spinal cord, and the radioactive material will stay localized in the bones, which promises to virtually eliminate side effects.

Lead researcher Joyce Keyak, UCI professor of radiological sciences, presented the results at the 2021 annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, which was held virtually Feb. 12-16… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Joyce H. Keyak, Ph.D., Professor in Residence, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Keyak was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For outstanding contributions in the area of imaging and skeletal biomechanics.