Research
Mar 23, 2007
Functional imaging in the frame
Getting to grips with tumour biology was a common thread running through the opening day of presentations at the UK Radiation Oncology (UKRO) conference in Edinburgh earlier this week. Functional imaging techniques, such as PET and the various forms of MRI and MRS, have the potential to provide a wealth of biological information about individual tumours. It is now up to physicists and clinical scientists to figure out how to make the best use of this information when planning treatments. If the Edinburgh meeting is anything to go by, they are already rising to the challenge.
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