Innovation: patent applications review
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapies
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A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapies
Ohio State researchers begin clinical trial investigating the use of transcranial focused ultrasound to control epilepsy
Read article: Focused ultrasound offers potential new epilepsy treatment
An implantable device that delivers therapeutic protein into the brain reduces seizures by 93% in epileptic rats
Read article: Implantable device shows potential as epilepsy treatment
MRI tracking of drug accumulation in tumours can maximize the effectiveness of the cancer treatment photodynamic therapy
Read article: MRI optimizes photodynamic therapy efficacy
A lightweight non-rotating gantry based on CERN magnet technology could one day revolutionize hadron therapy
Read article: GaToroid: a non-rotating gantry for hadron therapy
Using machine learning to analyse fMRI data reveals new information about the cellular architecture of the human brain
Read article: Machine learning provides insight into the human brain
European Space Agency-funded project to investigate the influence of partial gravity on lower limb biomechanics
Read article: Take off for partial gravity rehabilitation project
Partnership will use AI to predict how individual patients will respond to cancer immunotherapies
Read article: GE Healthcare and VUMC partner to advance cancer immunotherapies
Incorporating resting-state functional MRI data into radiotherapy planning could reduce cognitive impairment after brain irradiation
Read article: Resting-state fMRI fine tunes brain radiotherapy plans
Examining exhaled breath for multiple cancer biomarkers could pave the way for a universal breath test
Read article: Clinical trial to develop breath test for multiple cancers