
Optical imaging to monitor cancer response early in the treatment process
A $2.03 million grant will help researchers develop optical technologies to monitor treatment response during head-and-neck cancer therapy
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A $2.03 million grant will help researchers develop optical technologies to monitor treatment response during head-and-neck cancer therapy
Researchers compare a prototype proton CT scanner with a state-of-the-art dual-energy CT system for determining the relative stopping power of protons
Cerebral organoids generated from induced pluripotent stem cells produce brain waves that resemble those of preterm babies
An inexpensive smartphone-based fluorescence microscope can detect tiny amounts of norovirus in water
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapy
Modelling the upper chambers of patients' hearts can help guide catheter ablation used to treat atrial fibrillation
The Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley has unveiled its proton beam therapy facility and will begin treating patients within a fortnight
Sewing conductive fibres made of carbon nanotubes directly into damaged cardiac tissue can restore electrical function to the heart
Using Raman spectroscopy to identify cancerous thyroid cells could help avoid invasive procedures currently employed to diagnose thyroid cancer
Could irradiation at ultrahigh dose rates provide the next leap forward in cancer therapy?