 
								
								
		
 
								
								
		
 
										
										
		Stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy could prove a safe and effective treatment option for patients with centrally located lung cancers
Novel imaging technique can find objects buried within in opaque environments, including biological tissues
 
		The 2025 edition of Physics World Careers is packed full of advice for early-career scientists. Including a range of valuable advice, informative case studies and recruiter profiles, it demonstrates the variety of jobs that use a physics degree.
 Read article: Researchers visualize blood flow in pulsating artificial heart
												Read article: Researchers visualize blood flow in pulsating artificial heart
										
								
		Four-dimensional flow MRI reveals that blood flow in an artificial heart resembles that in a healthy human heart
 Read article: Perovskite detector could improve nuclear medicine imaging
												Read article: Perovskite detector could improve nuclear medicine imaging
										
								
		A lead halide material can detect and image single gamma-ray photons with both high-spatial and high-energy resolution
 Read article: ASTRO 2025: expanding the rules of radiation therapy
												Read article: ASTRO 2025: expanding the rules of radiation therapy
										
								
		A look at some of the more unconventional applications of radiation therapy reported at the ASTRO 2025 meeting
 Read article: Leo Cancer Care launches first upright photon therapy system
												Read article: Leo Cancer Care launches first upright photon therapy system
										
								
		The Grace radiotherapy system delivers conventional X-ray radiation therapy to patients in the upright position
 Read article: AI-powered algorithms help provide rapid, accurate contouring of brain metastases
												Read article: AI-powered algorithms help provide rapid, accurate contouring of brain metastases
										
								
		Deep learning-based contouring of multiple brain metastases eases clinical workload when planning stereotactic radiosurgery treatments
 Read article: MRID3D phantom eases the introduction of MRI into the radiotherapy clinic
												Read article: MRID3D phantom eases the introduction of MRI into the radiotherapy clinic
										
								
		The QUASAR MRID3D geometric distortion analysis system from IBA Dosimetry enables physicists to exploit the power of the MR-only radiotherapy workflow
 Read article: Optimizing upright proton therapy: hybrid delivery provides faster, sharper treatments
												Read article: Optimizing upright proton therapy: hybrid delivery provides faster, sharper treatments
										
								
		Adding shoot-through proton layers to static proton arcs improves plan quality and reduces treatment times for upright proton therapy
 Read article: Radioactive ion beams enable simultaneous treatment and imaging in particle therapy
												Read article: Radioactive ion beams enable simultaneous treatment and imaging in particle therapy
										
								
		Researchers demonstrate the first treatment of an animal tumour using radioactive carbon ion beams
 Read article: Crainio’s Panicos Kyriacou explains how their light-based instrument can help diagnose brain injury
												Read article: Crainio’s Panicos Kyriacou explains how their light-based instrument can help diagnose brain injury
										
								
		Panicos Kyriacou talks about the development and uses of Crainio's non-invasive sensor to measure intracranial pressure
 Read article: Towards quantum PET: harnessing the diagnostic power of positronium imaging
												Read article: Towards quantum PET: harnessing the diagnostic power of positronium imaging
										
								
		Paweł Moskal from Jagiellonian University talks about positronium imaging with the J-PET scanner and his team’s work in applying quantum entanglement to diagnostics
 Read article: Optical imaging tool could help diagnose and treat sudden hearing loss
												Read article: Optical imaging tool could help diagnose and treat sudden hearing loss
										
								
		Optical coherence tomography can detect fluid imbalance in the inner ear, which correlates with the severity of a patient’s hearing loss
 Read article: Amorphous carbon membrane creates precision proton beams for cancer therapy
												Read article: Amorphous carbon membrane creates precision proton beams for cancer therapy
										
								
		Ultraclean monolayer amorphous carbon can be used to generate high-current, low-scattering proton treatment beams
 Read article: Deep-learning model outperforms cardiologists in identifying hidden heart disease
												Read article: Deep-learning model outperforms cardiologists in identifying hidden heart disease
										
								
		AI model analyses electrocardiogram traces to flag patients at high risk of structural heart disease
 Read article: Optical imaging probe designed to increase safety and efficacy of glioblastoma surgery
												Read article: Optical imaging probe designed to increase safety and efficacy of glioblastoma surgery
										
								
		Novel imaging probe combines a long-chain fatty acid with a near-infrared dye to improve intraoperative visualization of brain tumour margins
 Read article: Deep learning classifies tissue for precision medicine
												Read article: Deep learning classifies tissue for precision medicine
										
								
		Optical microscopy technique shows promise for diagnostics
 Read article: Magnetically controlled microrobots show promise for precision drug delivery
												Read article: Magnetically controlled microrobots show promise for precision drug delivery
										
								
		Self-assembling microrobots can be magnetically delivered, manoeuvred and retrieved after targeted delivery of their therapeutic cargo
 Read article: Accounting for skin colour increases the accuracy of Cherenkov dosimetry
												Read article: Accounting for skin colour increases the accuracy of Cherenkov dosimetry
										
								
		Skin luminance imaging can mitigate the effect of skin pigmentation on Cherenkov-based radiotherapy dosimetry
 Read article: Terahertz optoacoustics allows real-time monitoring of blood sodium levels
												Read article: Terahertz optoacoustics allows real-time monitoring of blood sodium levels
										
								
		Researchers find a “cool” way to mitigate background water signals and demonstrate non-invasive blood ion monitoring in living mice
A series of short films showcasing the latest medical physics innovations from exhibitors at ASTRO 2023
 Read article: Embracing innovation in radiotherapy with Siemens Healthineers and Varian
												Read article: Embracing innovation in radiotherapy with Siemens Healthineers and Varian
										
								
		Implementing innovations to enhance patient outcomes
 Read article: PTW: providing technological advancements in radiation dosimetry
												Read article: PTW: providing technological advancements in radiation dosimetry
										
								
		Introducing PTW, a family-owned radiation dosimetry manufacturing company
 Read article: Improved analytics and data management for radiotherapy
												Read article: Improved analytics and data management for radiotherapy
										
								
		Sun Nuclear highlights its latest radiotherapy product innovations
 Read article: LAP’s LUNA 3D delivers surface guidance for radiation therapy
												Read article: LAP’s LUNA 3D delivers surface guidance for radiation therapy
										
								
		LAP introduces its LUNA 3D to improve radiation therapy treatment