Nanomedicine
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Research & innovation news RSS feedIn brief: research round-up
Nov 23, 2010
Recent developments in OCT, radiotherapy, ultrasonography and more.
Innovation: patent applications review
Nov 12, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Philips, DKFZ, IBA and more.
In brief: research round-up
Oct 15, 2010
Recent developments in CAD, radiotherapy, MRI, nanomedicine and more.
Nanodiamonds line up for bioimaging
Oct 14, 2010
Nanodiamonds show promise for biomedical applications ranging from cellular fluorescence imaging and Raman mapping to targeted drug delivery and stem-cell tracking.
Nanoparticles promising for enhancing CT
Oct 12, 2010
A nanoparticle-based contrast agent visibly increases contrast in CT images of tumour cells.
Innovation: patent applications review
Oct 8, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Hologic, Volcano, NIRS and more.
Multimodal particles offer surgical guidance
Oct 5, 2010
A multimodal nanoparticle enables both pre- and intraoperative imaging of tumour-draining lymph nodes.
Nanotechnology: impacting radiotherapy
Sep 27, 2010
Nanomedicine could play a range of roles in radiotherapy, from radiation sensitization of tumours to protection of normal tissue.
In brief: research round-up
Sep 7, 2010
Recent developments in stem cell treatments, photoacoustic tomography, molecular imaging and more.
Nano update: detect, image, treat
Aug 11, 2010
The latest nanotechnology advances: from arterial plaque ablation to ultrasensitive imaging, wound dressings to tumour therapy.
PMB records Impact Factor success
Jun 22, 2010
Physics in Medicine & Biology now offers the highest Impact Factor for any journal in the field of medical physics.
CEUS shows molecular imaging potential
May 21, 2010
Development efforts aim to facilitate contrast-enhanced ultrasound for molecular imaging.
Nano-protection for radiation treatments
May 5, 2010
Melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy.
Nanobubble contrast offers imaging promise
May 4, 2010
Nanobubble-based contrast shows potential for enhancing ultrasonic imaging and treatment of tumours.
In brief: research round-up
Apr 1, 2010
Recent developments in heart monitoring, lymph node radiotherapy, nanomedicine, PET imaging and more.
In brief: research round-up
Mar 3, 2010
Recent developments in functional MRI, PET, proton therapy, cardiac CT and more.
In brief: research round-up
Feb 3, 2010
Recent developments in image guidance, PET, RF ablation, nanomedicine and more.
Nanosensor detects cancer in whole blood
Feb 1, 2010
Fluidic chip identifies tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in non-purified blood samples.
Innovation: patent applications review
Jan 15, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Axsun Technologies, Philips, InfraReDx, TomTec Imaging Systems and more.
In brief: research round-up
Dec 17, 2009
Recent developments in terahertz imaging, deep brain stimulation, nanomedicine and more.