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Apr 13, 2012
A battery-powered plasma jet that inactivates thick layers of bacteria can be used for point-of-care treatments.
Radioisotope tracks prostate motion
Apr 12, 2012
Movement of the prostate gland during radiotherapy can be tracked using an implanted radioisotope marker.
Phantoms assess CT dose to obese patients
Apr 11, 2012
Computational phantoms help optimize CT protocols when scanning obese patients.
Simulations scrutinize exposure guidelines
Apr 9, 2012
Numerical modelling of phantoms exposed to low-frequency magnetic fields evaluates the suitability of ICNIRP exposure guidelines.
Markerless tracking of lung tumours
Apr 5, 2012
Cine mode EPID enables markerless tracking of lung tumour motion during radiotherapy.
Calculating the limit on PET detector timing
Apr 4, 2012
A simple formalism can calculate the lower limit on the timing resolution of scintillation detectors for applications such as time-of-flight PET.
PET response guides radiotherapy
Apr 3, 2012 (1 comment)
Monitoring tumour response during radiotherapy allows a patient's treatment course to be biologically adapted to maximize disease control.
CAD identifies high-grade tumours
Mar 30, 2012
Fully automated prostate cancer detection system shows promise in the detection of high-grade tumours.
Algorithm decreases cardiac image blur
Mar 29, 2012
A clustering algorithm reduces blurring in multispectral optoacoustic tomography images of a beating mouse heart.
Combination probe monitors acid reflux
Mar 28, 2012
A combined ultrasonic and multichannel intraluminal impedance catheter enables volumetric monitoring of gastroesophageal reflux.
A new take on tumour ablation
Mar 27, 2012
Prepare for a shock: there's a new kid on the block in tumour ablation.
In brief: research round-up
Mar 23, 2012
Recent developments in photoacoustic imaging, nanomedicine, radiotherapy and more.
Minibeam therapy spares healthy tissue
Mar 22, 2012
Irradiation with submillimetre wide X-ray beams doubled survival time in rats with glioma while sparing healthy brain tissue.
Grid therapy: the IMPT approach
Mar 21, 2012
Spatially fractionated proton beams could deliver high tumour dose with minimal skin damage.
Easing fluorescence image reconstruction
Mar 20, 2012
A novel regularization scheme improves the reconstruction of fluorescence molecular tomography images.
Detector advances stimulate PET progress
Mar 19, 2012
Applying solid-state detector technology to nuclear medicine has spurred the introduction of advanced scanning systems.
Project brings imaging to the masses in India
Mar 16, 2012
Humanitarian project enables cardiologists to diagnose heart disease in patients examined with ultrasound thousands of miles away.
Can LET painting overcome hypoxia?
Mar 15, 2012
LET-optimized treatment planning could provide a method for overcoming hypoxia-induced radioresistance.
How does LED impact lung radiotherapy?
Mar 13, 2012
Modern radiotherapy techniques that employ small radiation fields have a greater risk of inducing lateral electron disequilibrium.
Precision therapy calls for superior imaging
Mar 12, 2012
With target volume definition cited as the weakest link in the radiotherapy chain; how can this step be improved?