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Talking point RSS feedCalculation uncertainties undermine dose verification
May 8, 2012
Large uncertainties in calculating the production rate of positron emitters in proton beams undermine PET-based particle therapy verification, explains Frank Verhaegen.
EIT: where is it now and what lies ahead?
Apr 25, 2012
A new review paper examines the current status of electrical impedance tomography, how the technique should be progressed and how best to achieve these developments.
CERN: catalysing collaboration for medical advances
Mar 26, 2012
The ICTR-PHE conference in Geneva saw clinicians and physicists come together to help transfer the benefits of basic scientific research to medicine.
Turkey bolsters isotope supplies
Feb 9, 2012
A new facility is about to open outside Ankara that is designed to end Turkey's dependence on importing expensive isotopes for medical use. Michael Banks takes an exclusive tour of the project.
MRI safety: accidents are not inevitable
Jan 10, 2012
With MRI accidents on the increase, what's really needed is a uniform set of MRI safety standards that apply to all providers and which are enforced. Tobias Gilk explains.
SPECT offers big benefits for imaging small animals
Dec 19, 2011
Video report: Freek Beekman describes how high-resolution SPECT systems play an invaluable role in small-animal imaging.
Image guidance: the way forward for radiotherapy
Dec 9, 2011
Video report: Uwe Oelfke explains how image guidance can address the challenges of motion during radiotherapy.
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.
DGRT: it's the dose that matters
Oct 11, 2011
Dose-guided radiation therapy shifts the emphasis from patient positioning to dosimetric considerations, explains UCSF's Jean Pouliot.
Five years on: advances in radiation therapy
Jul 28, 2011
In the five years since the launch of medicalphysicsweb, which technology advances have made a significant impact in the application of radiation therapy?
MRI-linac: a progress update
May 13, 2011
Researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht are developing an integrated MRI-linac for real-time image guidance during radiotherapy. Project leaders Jan Lagendijk and Bas Raaymakers discuss the system's progress.
Magnetic particle imaging: x-space options
Apr 27, 2011
The second article in our two-part series on magnetic particle imaging takes a look at the evolution of x-space MPI.
Magnetic particle imaging: moving ahead
Apr 12, 2011
In the first of a two-part series on magnetic particle imaging, we examine the latest developments in MPI hardware and nanoparticle design.
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.
ITART: exploiting imaging for radiotherapy's needs
Oct 4, 2010
ITART 2010 examined how imaging can be employed to improve the efficacy of radiation therapy. Robert Jeraj and Steve Bowen report on the meeting's highlights.
A capital week for Canadian medical physicists
Jul 16, 2010
The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists held its annual scientific meeting last month in Ottawa. Malcolm McEwen of the National Research Council Canada reports on the event's highlights.
Molecular imaging targets angiogenesis analysis
Jul 2, 2010
Molecular imaging modalities offer potential for assessing angiogenic response and monitoring therapeutic angiogenesis. Yale University's Lawrence W Dobrucki and co-authors review recent process.
WIMP 2010: a cool connection
Mar 30, 2010
Last month, around 60 physicists attended the Winter Institute of Medical Physics, to catch up on the latest developments in radiotherapy and medical imaging, and hone their snowboarding and skiing skills alongside.
MR-guidance: the next step for IGRT?
Feb 25, 2010
As imaging becomes an indispensable part of the radiotherapy process, will MR-guided treatment prove the way forward?
Molecular imaging: a cancer biomarker
Jan 19, 2010
As cancer therapies become increasingly individualized, functional and molecular imaging can play a key role in directing treatment and monitoring early response. David Mankoff from the University of Washington explains.