medicalphysicsweb: Research & Innovation News

Intense X-rays expose Alzheimer's disease

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:26:13 GMT

Diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging promises better brain scans.

The s-factor: enhancing breast dosimetry

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:51:03 GMT

Newly determined s-factors extend breast dosimetry calculations for use with the latest digital mammography systems.

Optical spectroscopy identifies responders

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:02:11 GMT

Measuring haemoglobin concentration using diffuse optical spectroscopy could provide an early predictor of a tumour's response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Multimodality dosimetry: more than A+B

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:05:33 GMT

Deformable image registration enables the generation of composite plans across multiple radiotherapy treatment modalities.

Internal dosimetry for head/neck IMRT

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:15:14 GMT

Internal dose verification is feasible in patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer.

Tiny ratchet could lead to 'cancer traps'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:39:18 GMT

Scientists build a device that can separate cancerous and non-cancerous cells.

Cardiac CT: dose reduction techniques

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:34:38 GMT

Researchers reveal schemes for reducing patients' radiation exposure during cardiac scans, without impairing image quality.

In brief: research round-up

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:58:31 GMT

Recent developments in MR-guided HIFU, cancer screening, low-level light therapy, diagnostic imaging and more.

Heavy ion delivery: a third way

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:58:44 GMT

Medical physicists in Japan have developed a new scheme for delivering heavy ion radiotherapy to 3D tumour volumes.

Scatter signatures show clinical potential

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:38:45 GMT

Adding X-ray diffraction data to conventional X-ray mammography could improve the image contrast between different breast tissues.