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Jun 18, 2013
Recent developments in radiopeptide therapy, cold plasma, MRI and more.
Investigating spot size variations
Jun 17, 2013
Do changes in pencil beam width affect the dose delivered during scanned ion beam therapy?
Research reveals range of molecular imaging
Jun 14, 2013
Novel research presented at the SNMMI annual meeting reveals molecular imaging's breadth.
Can scanned protons treat mobile targets?
Jun 13, 2013
Will techniques such as rescanning, tracking and retracking enable treatment of mobile targets with scanned proton pencil beams?
Proton therapy: how imaging can help
Jun 12, 2013
Delegates at PTCOG 52 heard how introducing imaging techniques into the proton therapy workflow can improve treatment accuracy.
CPU-based method cuts optimization time
Jun 10, 2013
The µKonRad framework uses a central processing unit for affordable, on-the-fly IMRT replanning.
PET verifies scanned carbon ion therapy
Jun 7, 2013
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
Jun 6, 2013
Physiological Measurement appoints Randall Moorman as new Editor-in-Chief.
Modelling removes CT motion artefacts
Jun 5, 2013
A 4D CT scanning and post-processing technique improves the modelling of breathing motion.
Linac-MR achieves precise motion tracking
Jun 4, 2013
Linac-MR system demonstrates accurate intra-fractional tumour tracking based on MR images.
Pencil-beam scanning enhances precision
Jun 3, 2013
Video: Ben Clasie describes how MGH is using pencil-beam scanning proton therapy to deliver superior dose distributions.
Secondary ions reveal carbon therapy dose
May 31, 2013
Measuring secondary charged particles leaving a patient could enable dose monitoring of carbon-ion therapy.
Paediatric CT linked to higher cancer rates
May 30, 2013
BMJ megastudy links paediatric CT scans to higher cancer incidence.
TOF PET detectors: the next generation
May 29, 2013
A monolithic scintillator coupled with a digital silicon photomultiplier array shows great promise for use in clinical TOF PET scanners.
Fighting cancer with mathematics
May 27, 2013
Video: MGH researchers are applying multicriteria optimization to draw up proton therapy treatment plans.
Innovation: patent applications review
May 24, 2013
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
May 23, 2013
Workshop on hybrid imaging will discuss how imaging data derived from different modalities can be accurately merged.
Monte Carlo codes under close scrutiny
May 22, 2013
How do Monte Carlo codes compare when calculating secondary particle production for hadron therapy verification?
3D images taken without a camera
May 21, 2013
Simple and cheap 3D imaging system could be used in medical applications.
Phantom assesses mammography quality
May 20, 2013
A phantom designed to evaluate the image quality of digital mammography systems offers high sensitivity at a lower cost.