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May 16, 2013
Multispectral photoacoustic imaging can differentiate between normal and malignant prostate tissue.
In brief: research round-up
May 13, 2013
Recent developments in treatment monitoring, cryoablation, ultrasound therapy and more.
Optoacoustics assesses tissue viability
May 9, 2013
Researchers use optoacoustic imaging to evaluate tissue viability in vivo and in real time.
A new take on blood pressure monitoring
May 8, 2013 (1 comment)
Non-invasive monitoring device estimates central blood pressure accurately and reliably.
Optical imaging targets pre-clinical studies
May 7, 2013
A range of optical imaging techniques are finding application in pre-clinical investigations.
Radiotherapy: second cancer risks
Apr 18, 2013
How can we estimate the risk of inducing second cancers in patients receiving radiotherapy?
In brief: research round-up
Apr 12, 2013
Recent developments in optogenetics, radiation therapy, SPECT and more.
Imaging cerebral energy metabolism
Mar 21, 2013
Two-photon fluorescence lifetime microscopy enables in vivo imaging of cerebral energy metabolism.
Winning work in small-animal radiotherapy
Mar 20, 2013 (1 comment)
Young scientists are commended for their research on precision small-animal radiotherapy.
Progress in micro-irradiation technology
Mar 15, 2013
Developments in hardware and software tools help speed the evolution of image-guided small-animal radiotherapy.
SmART symposium launches in Maastricht
Mar 14, 2013
The Symposium on Small Animal Radiotherapy brought together researchers in the emerging field of image-guided precision radiotherapy for small animals.
Transforming mice into mini-humans
Mar 13, 2013
Image-guided small-animal radiotherapy enables more relevant pre-clinical studies.
Functional imaging detects response earlier
Mar 12, 2013
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound techniques detect tumour response to therapy earlier than traditional volumetric methods.
In brief: research round-up
Mar 8, 2013
Recent developments in computational modelling, radiotherapy, nanomedine and more.
Subcellular radiation damage: beyond DNA
Mar 6, 2013
The cell cytoplasm is an important target for low-dose radiation damage in healthy cells.
Gold nanocages image and treat tumours
Mar 4, 2013
Cerenkov-emitting radioactive gold shows promise for cancer therapy.
A clinical take on Cerenkov imaging
Mar 1, 2013
Italian researchers present the first example of Cerenkov imaging in a human patient.
Cerenkov technique eyes linac QA
Feb 25, 2013
Cerenkov-stimulated fluorescence images reveal dose deposited by a photon beam.
Innovation: patent applications review
Feb 22, 2013
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Philips, Brainlab, Elekta and more.
In brief: research round-up
Feb 13, 2013
Recent developments in biofabrication, radiotherapy, cellular imaging, and more.