Biomedical optics
Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of optical technologies
Talking point
Talking point RSS feedThe 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.
IMRT: next move, biological optimization?
Dec 11, 2008
The unique beam-delivery conditions of IMRT offer an opportunity to optimize the biological response of tumour cells to therapeutic irradiation, explains Natalka Suchowerska of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
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.
'Multidisciplinarians' set the agenda in biophotonics
May 2, 2008
Photonic technologies are undergoing a second renaissance, argues Tom Baer of the Stanford Photonics Research Center in California. So what does that mean for biomedical applications?
Molecular imaging: potentials and pitfalls
Mar 31, 2008
Molecular imaging provides a powerful tool for disease characterization and treatment assessment. But in many cases, it's still very much a work in progress, explains Chaitanya Divgi.
Radiobiology: the appliance of science
Nov 7, 2007 (2 comments)
Radiobiology must play a pivotal role in the treatment planning of conformal radiotherapy, says Alan Nahum of the UK's Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology.
A virtual opportunity for interventional radiology
May 23, 2007
Interventional radiologists can gets to grips with complex surgical procedures using sophisticated physics-based simulators. Nigel John and Derek Gould make the case for computer-based training.
Editorial articles
Editorial articles RSS feedMedical physicists: preparing for change
Oct 27, 2008 (6 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?
High-performance computing: shaping medicine's future
Jul 14, 2008
Tools such as grid networks and supercomputers will play a vital supporting role in biomedical research and clinical development.
Cellular imaging draws disciplines together
Jun 10, 2008
The traditionally diverse disciplines of biology and physics are finding common ground in the effort to image cellular functions.
Optical imaging comes to the fore
Apr 17, 2008
Optics-based techniques such as fluorescence and Raman imaging are poised to play a bigger role in cancer diagnostics.
Multimodal themes shape the BiOS agenda
Jan 28, 2008
A multimodality approach to diagnostics and therapeutics was one of the defining themes at the recent Biomedical Optics Symposium in San Jose, California.
In biomedical optics, all roads lead to San Jose
Jan 14, 2008
If biomedical optics is your thing, then the BiOS meeting in Silicon Valley looks like the place to be.
Magnetic nanoparticles: the attraction is clear
Aug 3, 2007
Early-stage experimental studies confirm the potential of magnetic nanoparticles in a range of clinical applications.
Biomedical optics: getting ready to shine
Apr 18, 2007
The future of diagnostic imaging will be all about the fusion of once discrete modalities and the rise of biomedical optics.
Biomedical optics: hot topics suggest a robust outlook
Jan 22, 2007
Whether it's cancer screening or drug discovery, molecular imaging or tissue engineering, the future's looking bright for biomedical optics.
Nanoparticles in the frame
Sep 4, 2006
A rigorous evaluation of toxicity and biocompatibility issues is essential if nanoparticles are to see wide-scale adoption in clinical imaging and drug-delivery applications.