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Medical physicists: preparing for change Oct 27, 2008 (2 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?

Talking Point

Blue-sky thinking converges on imaging, biology Nov 6, 2008

Imaging and tumour biology proved to be two of the headline themes at a workshop on the future of physics in radiation oncology. Joe McEntee reports from the keynote session.

Industry & clinical news

Neoadjuvant radiation: making the case Nov 30, 2008

Radiation before surgery improves pancreatic-cancer outcomes.

Varian majors on management, storage Nov 26, 2008

OncoView promises scalable archiving and access of oncology-specific images and treatment data.

Toshiba bags clinical software capabilities Nov 21, 2008

Toshiba forms new subsidiary, acquires Barco's Advanced Visualization division.

Protons plus chemo: a winning combination? Nov 20, 2008

Study suggests proton therapy may reduce serious side-effects of lung-cancer treatment.

Cleveland clinicians pick ten of the best Nov 18, 2008

The Cleveland Clinic has published its selection of the top ten medical innovations that could help reshape healthcare in 2009.

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Research & Innovation news

Secondary neutron dose: compare and contrast Dec 1, 2008

Japanese researchers collate neutron-dose data from six proton and carbon-ion therapy facilities.

Aortic aneurysms: under scrutiny Nov 27, 2008

Using ultrasound elastography to check aneurysm repairs.

Single-arc IMRT: variations on a theme Nov 25, 2008

What is the best way to deliver single-arc IMRT treatments?

Radar system tracks down breast cancers Nov 21, 2008

A radar-based technology originally employed for detecting buried land mines is being adapted for imaging breast tumours.

NPL linac enhances radiotherapy accuracy Nov 18, 2008

The National Physical Laboratory's new state-of-the-art linear accelerator will streamline the process of calibrating radiotherapy equipment.

Graphene oxide offers two-in-one approach Nov 13, 2008

Technique could open up possibilities for simultaneous cancer cell imaging and therapy.

Optical textile tests MRI patients from afar Nov 12, 2008

A fibre-optic textile will allow medical staff to keep an eye on children undergoing MRI scans.

Free-form thinking about the future Nov 11, 2008

Take-home messages from the recent 'Physics in Radiation Oncology: Future Perspectives' workshop in Switzerland.

Multiplane MRI enables volumetric HIFU Nov 7, 2008

Volumetric ablation combined with multiplane MRI thermometry can increase the efficiency and speed of focused ultrasound treatments.

HIFU gets inside your head Nov 6, 2008

High-frequency ultrasound therapy used with adaptive aberration correction enables precision transcranial treatment of brain lesions.

White papers

Defining the future of radiation medicine - where technology meets cancer care Oct 21, 2008

Frank Lohr, L. Dade Lunsford, Charlie Ma and Frederik Wenz. Application note sponsored by Elekta.

TomoDirect - applying platform power for patient throughput Oct 21, 2008

Application note from TomoTherapy.