Innovation: patent applications review
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging
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A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging
Two studies reveal the potential of combining ablative radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Read article: Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy benefits metastatic lung cancer patients
An image-based artificial intelligence framework predicts a personalized radiation dose that minimizes the risk of treatment failure
Read article: AI framework uses medical images to individualize radiotherapy dose
A project in India will use smartphone cameras to provide cost-effective telemedical screening for diabetic retinopathy
Read article: Smartphone-based telemedical eye screening could save sight
A device that performs proton CT and radiography could be used both for image guidance and estimation of proton beam range in the clinic
Read article: Proton imaging moves a step closer to the clinic
Prizes awarded for the best papers published last year in Physics in Medicine and Biology and Physiological Measurement
Read article: MR-guided protons and big data analysis win journal prizes
The PHASER system will enable near-instantaneous delivery of highly conformal image-guided radiotherapy
Read article: PHASER linac will translate FLASH radiotherapy to the clinic
A mini MRI scanner that uses magic angle imaging could quickly and accurately diagnose knee injuries
Read article: Mini MRI scanner tackles knee injury diagnosis
An affordable optical coherence tomography scanner could improve worldwide access to retinal screening and early detection of eye disease
Read article: Low-cost eye scanner could increase worldwide access to retinal imaging
Prompt luminescence and Cerenkov imaging offer high-resolution, low-cost range verification of radioactive ion beams
Read article: Optical imaging characterizes radioactive ion beams