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In brief: research round-up

Recent developments in radiopeptide therapy, cold plasma, MRI and more.

Investigating spot size variations

Do changes in pencil beam width affect the dose delivered during scanned ion beam therapy?

Research reveals range of molecular imaging

Novel research presented at the SNMMI annual meeting reveals molecular imaging's breadth.

Can scanned protons treat mobile targets?

Will techniques such as rescanning, tracking and retracking enable treatment of mobile targets with scanned proton pencil beams?

Proton therapy: how imaging can help

Delegates at PTCOG 52 heard how introducing imaging techniques into the proton therapy workflow can improve treatment accuracy.

CPU-based method cuts optimization time

The µKonRad framework uses a central processing unit for affordable, on-the-fly IMRT replanning.

PET verifies scanned carbon ion therapy

HIT researchers report on the first clinical cases of offline PET-based treatment verification following scanned carbon ion therapy.

New Editor-in-Chief for Physiological Measurement

Physiological Measurement appoints Randall Moorman as new Editor-in-Chief.

Modelling removes CT motion artefacts

A 4D CT scanning and post-processing technique improves the modelling of breathing motion.

Linac-MR achieves precise motion tracking

Linac-MR system demonstrates accurate intra-fractional tumour tracking based on MR images.

Pencil-beam scanning enhances precision

Video: Ben Clasie describes how MGH is using pencil-beam scanning proton therapy to deliver superior dose distributions.

Secondary ions reveal carbon therapy dose

Measuring secondary charged particles leaving a patient could enable dose monitoring of carbon-ion therapy.

Paediatric CT linked to higher cancer rates

BMJ megastudy links paediatric CT scans to higher cancer incidence.

TOF PET detectors: the next generation

A monolithic scintillator coupled with a digital silicon photomultiplier array shows great promise for use in clinical TOF PET scanners.

Fighting cancer with mathematics

Video: MGH researchers are applying multicriteria optimization to draw up proton therapy treatment plans.

Innovation: patent applications review

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

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

Monte Carlo codes under close scrutiny

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

3D images taken without a camera

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

Phantom assesses mammography quality

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