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Dec 8, 2008 (1 comment)
A Canadian task force has identified a promising alternative method for making large quantities of Mo-99, using natural uranium and photons from a high-power accelerator.
Medical physicists: preparing for change
Oct 27, 2008 (6 comments)
As the boundaries between medical disciplines become increasingly blurred and those between diagnosis, therapy and management follow suit, how can medical physicists adapt to these changing needs?
Radiotherapy: challenges old and new
Sep 24, 2008
Long-standing tasks such as dealing with organ motion, as well as the new challenges arising from state-of-the-art beam-delivery systems, were the talk of this year's ESTRO meeting.
Ionizing radiation: the double-edged sword
Aug 15, 2008
With cancer survivors now younger and living longer, it's pertinent to ask whether recent advances in conformal radiotherapy modalities come at a latent cost.
High-performance computing: shaping medicine's future
Jul 14, 2008
Tools such as grid networks and supercomputers will play a vital supporting role in biomedical research and clinical development.
Cellular imaging draws disciplines together
Jun 10, 2008
The traditionally diverse disciplines of biology and physics are finding common ground in the effort to image cellular functions.
Particle therapy: protons and beyond
May 14, 2008
Most particle-therapy treatments are performed using proton beams; but could carbon ions ever become a practical alternative?
Optical imaging comes to the fore
Apr 17, 2008
Optics-based techniques such as fluorescence and Raman imaging are poised to play a bigger role in cancer diagnostics.
Setting the standards for IMRT
Mar 20, 2008 (1 comment)
Wide variations in dose prescription and delivery between institutions highlight the pressing need for universal IMRT planning and reporting guidelines.
Technology assessment: why magical thinking won't do
Feb 25, 2008
Newer isn't always better, which is why a rigorous examination of emerging clinical technologies is in everyone's interest.
Multimodal themes shape the BiOS agenda
Jan 28, 2008
A multimodality approach to diagnostics and therapeutics was one of the defining themes at the recent Biomedical Optics Symposium in San Jose, California.
In biomedical optics, all roads lead to San Jose
Jan 14, 2008
If biomedical optics is your thing, then the BiOS meeting in Silicon Valley looks like the place to be.
New year, new plans
Jan 2, 2008
It's our job to make your job easier. Take it as read, we'll be redoubling our efforts to do just that throughout 2008.
Season's greetings
Dec 20, 2007
It's time for some festive giveaways from medicalphysicsweb, plus a preview of our editorial plans for 2008.
Therapeutic ultrasound: variations on a theme
Nov 19, 2007
Scientists are pioneering the use of therapeutic ultrasound in a range of clinical contexts, including treatment of stroke, Parkinson's disease, internal bleeding and cancer.
Molecular imaging assumes priority status
Oct 22, 2007
Germany's leading pharmaceutical and medical technology companies opt for collaboration to capitalize on the country's strengths in molecular imaging R&D.
MRI in Europe: it's time to end the uncertainty
Sep 30, 2007
The legal questions over the future of MRI in Europe do no-one any favours. Fortunately, the politicians seem to be getting the message.
Joined-up thinking on ultrahigh-field MRI
Sep 6, 2007
A 'virtual' institute for ultrahigh-field MRI takes shape in the Netherlands. It's a collaborative model that others would do well to follow.
Magnetic nanoparticles: the attraction is clear
Aug 3, 2007
Early-stage experimental studies confirm the potential of magnetic nanoparticles in a range of clinical applications.
The collective conversation: work in progress
Jul 13, 2007 (1 comment)
It's been a year since we went live, but medicalphysicsweb remains a work in progress. Watch this space for our new print supplement, more blogging and the rest.