Radiation therapy
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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.
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.
Future prospects for proton therapy
Mar 5, 2012
Technology developments required to optimize tomorrow's proton therapy installations include "five highs and one low", said PSI's Marco Schippers.
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.
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.
Laser-based acceleration: designs on proton therapy
Nov 10, 2011
The LIGHT collaboration is investigating laser-based particle acceleration for applications such as proton therapy. Project leader Markus Roth from TU Darmstadt discusses recent progress.
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.
Ultrasound tackles radiotherapy guidance
Sep 19, 2011
Ultrasound imaging could provide real-time, soft-tissue visualization during radiotherapy delivery.
Five years on: advances in proton therapy
Aug 25, 2011
How have proton therapy systems and techniques progressed over the five years since the launch of medicalphysicsweb?
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?
SRS and SBRT: safety first
Jun 28, 2011 (1 comment)
Stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy come with tight margins of error and require robust quality assurance. Timothy Solberg explains how institutes can best meet these requirements.
Small-animal irradiation: precision platforms emerge
Jun 6, 2011
Research platforms for small-animal irradiation should play a central role in the development of new radiotherapy modalities. Frank Verhaegen of the Maastro Clinic examines the emergence of such systems.
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.
Small field dosimetry: challenges and progress
Mar 8, 2011
As radiation treatments increasingly employ small fields, there's a growing need to address the challenges associated with small field dosimetry. Mania Aspradakis and John Byrne explain.
Rotational IMRT: exploring the limits
Feb 7, 2011
Is rotational IMRT always the optimum radiotherapy delivery choice, and if so, why? Markus Alber takes a closer look.
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.
Framework eases multicentric in silico planning studies
Nov 11, 2010
The MISTIR framework provides an ideal basis for comparing radiotherapy treatment planning in multicentric in silico clinical trials. In a recent Green Journal paper, Erik Roelofs and co-authors explain the rationale.
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.
Damage limitation: the case for particle therapy
Sep 3, 2010
Treating tumours with hadrons rather than X-rays has many benefits for patients, as John Gordon explains.
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.