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MR-guidance: the next step for IGRT? Feb 25, 2010

As imaging becomes an indispensable part of the radiotherapy process, will MR-guided treatment prove the way forward?

Research & Innovation news

A closer look at bubble-enhanced HIFU

Mar 10, 2010

Simulating bubble dynamics at the microscopic level provides insight into the bio-effects of microbubble-enhanced ultrasound therapy.

'Spot scan' proton plans gain safety margins

Mar 9, 2010

Shaping the beam to cover an expanded target volume ensures comprehensive tumour coverage during spot scanning proton therapy.

Lung CAD boosts radiologist accuracy

Mar 5, 2010

CAD technology can improve the performance of even experienced thoracic radiologists in assessing lung nodules on CT.

Dose check for VMAT plans

Mar 4, 2010

VMAT treatments can be checked in vivo using portal dosimetry to provide a fully 3D representation of delivered dose.

In brief: research round-up

Mar 3, 2010

Recent developments in functional MRI, PET, proton therapy, cardiac CT and more.

Super-thin probe finds fluorescing plaques

Mar 2, 2010

Catheter-based NIR fluorescence imaging can help detect vulnerable plaque in coronary-sized arteries.

Advances in X-ray detection

Mar 1, 2010

The SPIE Medical Imaging conference saw researchers present the latest developments in X-ray detector technologies.

SPECT and MRI get it together

Feb 26, 2010

Researchers demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous MR/SPECT imaging.

MR-guidance: the next step for IGRT?

Feb 25, 2010

As imaging becomes an indispensable part of the radiotherapy process, will MR-guided treatment prove the way forward?

High-resolution detector eyes IMRT QA

Feb 24, 2010

A silicon strip detector with sub-millimetre spatial and sub-second temporal resolution may prove ideal for measuring steep dose gradients.

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Posting date: Feb 22, 2010
Closing date: Mar 24, 2010
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Age-dependent tissue-specific exposure of cell phone users Mar 8, 2010

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Liji Cao, Mathies Breithaupt and Jörg Peter Phys. Med. Biol. 55 1591–1606

Topical review: Polymer gel dosimetry Feb 11, 2010

C Baldock et al Phys. Med. Biol. 55 R1–R63

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Feb 24, 2010

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