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Electrons: are they underused in radiotherapy? May 10, 2013 (1 comment)

ESTRO debate examines the future of electrons in radiation therapy.

Research & Innovation news

Innovation: patent applications review

May 24, 2013

Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Elekta, Accuray, Profound Medical and more.

How best to merge hybrid images

May 23, 2013

Workshop on hybrid imaging will discuss how imaging data derived from different modalities can be accurately merged.

Monte Carlo codes under close scrutiny

May 22, 2013

How do Monte Carlo codes compare when calculating secondary particle production for hadron therapy verification?

3D images taken without a camera

May 21, 2013

Simple and cheap 3D imaging system could be used in medical applications.

Phantom assesses mammography quality

May 20, 2013

A phantom designed to evaluate the image quality of digital mammography systems offers high sensitivity at a lower cost.

Photoacoustic images reveal prostate cancer

May 16, 2013

Multispectral photoacoustic imaging can differentiate between normal and malignant prostate tissue.

Cardiac PET/MRI is feasible, with caveats

May 15, 2013

Cardiac PET/MRI is feasible on an integrated system, but the hybrid modality must still prove that it adds clinical relevance.

Linac-produced Tc-99m is just as good

May 14, 2013

Tc-99m derived from accelerator-produced Mo-99 is as effective for SPECT imaging as the reactor-created radioisotope.

In brief: research round-up

May 13, 2013

Recent developments in treatment monitoring, cryoablation, ultrasound therapy and more.

Optoacoustics assesses tissue viability

May 9, 2013

Researchers use optoacoustic imaging to evaluate tissue viability in vivo and in real time.

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Dosimetric consequences of pencil beam width variations in scanned beam particle therapy May 24, 2013

M A Chanrion, F Ammazzalorso, A Wittig, R Engenhart-Cabillic and U Jelen 2013 Phys. Med. Biol. 58 3979

Optical properties of biological tissues: a review May 13, 2013

Steven L Jacques 2013 Phys. Med. Biol. 58 R37

Distributed approximation of Pareto surfaces in multicriteria radiation therapy treatment planning May 3, 2013

Rasmus Bokrantz 2013 Phys. Med. Biol. 58 3501

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