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Mar 15, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Hologic, Philips, PhotoDetection Systems and more.
Image Gently achieves global reach
Mar 12, 2010
By its second anniversary, the Image Gently campaign has evolved into a global movement to raise awareness of radiation dose.
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.
Quantitative PET: fundamental challenges
Feb 22, 2010
Improving quantitation in PET/CT imaging could aid in the development of new cancer therapies.
Ultrasound on the brain
Feb 18, 2010
Delegates at this week's SPIE Medical Imaging conference heard how focused ultrasound can ablate brain lesions, and do a lot more besides.
Digital mammography delivers less radiation
Feb 17, 2010
ACRIN data reveal that full-field digital mammography delivers much less radiation than analogue mammography.
PET with clustered pinholes
Feb 16, 2010
A collimator based on clusters of pinholes could enable high-resolution SPECT imaging of positron emitters.
Innovation: patent applications review
Feb 12, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Philips, Elekta, IBA and more.
Multiple ROIs boost IMRT accuracy
Feb 11, 2010
Multiple region-of-interest registration can enhance the accuracy of complex IMRT treatments, with minimal added workload.
MRI: focusing on foetal temperature
Feb 10, 2010
A comprehensive model of thermal transport between mother and baby can assess how MRI scans affect foetal temperature.
ASTRO, ACR publish joint guidelines
Feb 9, 2010
ASTRO and the ACR have jointly issued practice guidelines for image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy.