Biomedical optics
Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of optical technologies
Research & Innovation News
Innovation: patent applications review
May 3, 2012
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Varian, InSightec, Sordina and more.
In brief: research round-up
Apr 26, 2012 (1 comment)
Recent developments in brain imaging, focused ultrasound, PET and more.
Nanoparticles stabilize Raman labelling
Apr 17, 2012
Raman-signature molecules sandwiched between a gold core and a thin silica shell enhance Raman bioimaging.
Portable plasma jet offers remote treatments
Apr 13, 2012
A battery-powered plasma jet that inactivates thick layers of bacteria can be used for point-of-care treatments.
Opinion
The low-down on molecular imaging
Dec 1, 2011
Video report: Simon Cherry discusses recent progress in molecular imaging and examines how these techniques are increasingly being translated to the clinic.
PlanetHPC: what's next for high-performance computing?
Jan 5, 2011 (1 comment)
How can developments in high-performance computing help medical physics? PlanetHPC wants to hear your views.
In vivo dosimetry: implementation issues
Oct 28, 2009
In vivo radiotherapy dosimetry has a great deal to offer, so why is it not more widely deployed? Writing in the British Journal of Radiology, Craig Edwards takes a closer look.
Optical modelling points the way to PDT progress
May 14, 2009
Off-the-shelf commercial software is helping scientists to enhance the clinical efficacy of photodynamic therapy for targeted tumour destruction, reports Joe McEntee.
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Physics in Medicine & Biology
Dielectric properties of rat embryo and foetus as a function of gestation
Mar 29, 2012
A Peyman and C Gabriel 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 2103
Joint L1 and total variation regularization for fluorescence molecular tomography
Mar 12, 2012
Joyita Dutta, Sangtae Ahn, Changqing Li, Simon R Cherry and Richard M Leahy 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 1459
A formulation of tissue- and water-equivalent materials using the stoichiometric analysis method for CT-number calibration in radiotherapy treatment planning
Feb 24, 2012
Indra Yohannes, Daniel Kolditz, Oliver Langner and Willi A Kalender 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 1173
A novel method for fast and robust estimation of fluorescence decay dynamics using constrained least-squares deconvolution with Laguerre expansion
Feb 3, 2012
Jing Liu, Yang Sun, Jinyi Qi and Laura Marcu 2012 Phys. Med. Biol. 57 843