
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
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A look at some of the more unconventional applications of radiation therapy reported at the ASTRO 2025 meeting
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Adding shoot-through proton layers to static proton arcs improves plan quality and reduces treatment times for upright proton therapy
Researchers demonstrate the first treatment of an animal tumour using radioactive carbon ion beams
Panicos Kyriacou talks about the development and uses of Crainio's non-invasive sensor to measure intracranial pressure
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
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Ultraclean monolayer amorphous carbon can be used to generate high-current, low-scattering proton treatment beams