Nanomedicine
Biomedical applications of nanotechnology
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Nanoparticles deliver drugs to injured brain
May 16, 2012
Nanoparticles facilitate the transport of large molecules across the blood-brain barrier post trauma.
Nanostars target cancer cell nuclei
May 14, 2012
Gold nanoparticles in the shape of "nanostars" can carry drugs directly into the nucleus of a cancer cell.
Ultrasound delivers drugs direct to bone
Apr 30, 2012
A combination of focused ultrasound and temperature-sensitive liposomes enables localized drug delivery to bone metastases.
In brief: research round-up
Apr 26, 2012 (1 comment)
Recent developments in brain imaging, focused ultrasound, PET and more.
Opinion
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.
Medical 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.
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Physics in Medicine & Biology
Implications on clinical scenario of gold nanoparticle radiosensitization in regards to photon energy, nanoparticle size, concentration and location
Jul 7, 2011
E Lechtman, N Chattopadhyay, Z Cai, S Mashouf, R Reilly and J P Pignol 2011 Phys. Med. Biol. 56 4631
Imaging of nanoparticles with dual-energy computed tomography
Mar 18, 2011
J L Ducote, Y Alivov and S Molloi 2011 Phys. Med. Biol. 56 2031
MR-guided focused ultrasound: enhancement of intratumoral uptake of [3H]-docetaxel in-vivo
Nov 26, 2010
L Chen, Z Mu, P Hachem, C-M Ma, A Wallentine and A Pollack 2010 Phys. Med. Biol. 55 7399
Radiosensitizer-eluting nanocoatings on gold fiducials for biological in-situ image-guided radio therapy (BIS-IGRT)
Oct 11, 2010
D K Nagesha et al 2010 Phys. Med. Biol. 55 6039