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Neural networks increase the accuracy of monolithic PET detectors
Artificial neural networks enable high-accuracy positioning of gamma interactions in monolithic PET detectors
Deep learning helps doctors predict gastric cancer metastasis
A deep-learning framework achieves high performance in detecting metastases in lymph nodes
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Medical Imaging Briefing
Take a look inside our latest free-to-read medical imaging briefing. Covering the latest research updates, features and products, this issue is a must-read for those working in medical physics.
Latest articles in medical physics
Read article: High-field versus low-field MRI: is it time for a rethink?
High-field versus low-field MRI: is it time for a rethink?
Ultralow-field MRI scanners offer high flexibility at low cost, while ultrahigh-field MRI could prove optimal for imaging neurological disease
Read article: Diffusion MRI and machine learning models classify childhood brain tumours
Diffusion MRI and machine learning models classify childhood brain tumours
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging and machine learning techniques can accurately distinguish between common types of paediatric brain tumours
Read article: Sub-diffraction imaging of the human eye visualizes photoreceptors with unprecedented detail
Sub-diffraction imaging of the human eye visualizes photoreceptors with unprecedented detail
The ability to noninvasively image photoreceptors with subcellular resolution could enable earlier detection of eye diseases
Read article: Flexible detector takes high-resolution X-ray images in 3D
Flexible detector takes high-resolution X-ray images in 3D
Device might find use in healthcare applications such as portable mammography detectors
Read article: LATTICE radiotherapy plus immunotherapy shows promise for treating advanced bulky tumours
LATTICE radiotherapy plus immunotherapy shows promise for treating advanced bulky tumours
Spatially fractionated LATTICE radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint blockade could provide a powerful treatment for advanced bulky tumours
Read article: Ultrafast low-dose PET scans will benefit cancer patients
Ultrafast low-dose PET scans will benefit cancer patients
Recent developments in PET technology include rapid, low-dose scans and lymph node imaging
Read article: Translating technology into the clinic is a two-way process
Translating technology into the clinic is a two-way process
Even once a new medical device is launched into clinical use, there’s still a great deal left to discover
Read article: Technology advances improve imaging for paediatric patients
Technology advances improve imaging for paediatric patients
Speakers at the European Congress of Radiology described new techniques for easier MR imaging and lower-dose scanning of children
Read article: Proton radiography: one step closer to clinical use
Proton radiography: one step closer to clinical use
Researchers characterize a prototype proton radiography system that will help verify and improve treatment plans
Read article: Artist draws on her physics background for inspiration, improving proton therapy for better cancer care
Artist draws on her physics background for inspiration, improving proton therapy for better cancer care
This podcast features an artist who collaborates with physicists and a medical accelerator expert
Read article: High-energy electron beams target tumours more precisely
High-energy electron beams target tumours more precisely
Radiotherapy using focused beams of very high-energy electrons could target tumours while avoiding healthy tissue
Read article: Patient positioning: why lasers point the way to optimized workflows in radiation therapy
Patient positioning: why lasers point the way to optimized workflows in radiation therapy
LAP’s laser systems are a core enabling technology for accurate, repeatable patient positioning in the imaging suite and on the treatment couch
Read article: Shear wave elastography can guide brain tumour surgery
Shear wave elastography can guide brain tumour surgery
Using shear wave elastography to help detect residual cancerous tissue after brain tumour resection could improve the patient’s outcome
Read article: Pulsed electric fields plus radiation destroy cancer stem cells
Pulsed electric fields plus radiation destroy cancer stem cells
Exposure to microsecond pulsed electric fields before radiation therapy could overcome the radioresistance of cancer stem cells
Read article: How do surgical face masks affect functional MRI measurements?
How do surgical face masks affect functional MRI measurements?
Wearing a face mask during functional MRI alters the baseline signal, but has no significant impact on the task-activated response
Read article: Motorized water phantom underpins ‘gold-standard’ QA for MR/RT systems
Motorized water phantom underpins ‘gold-standard’ QA for MR/RT systems
The THALES 3D MR SCANNER from LAP has been developed specifically to support the commissioning and quality assurance of MR-guided radiotherapy machines
Read article: Long-distance space travel: addressing the radiation problem
Long-distance space travel: addressing the radiation problem
There are currently no effective measures to protect astronauts from space radiation during long-distance space travel – more research is essential to finding new methods of prot...
Read article: Prompt gammas enable sub-millimetre-resolution, multi-isotope PET
Prompt gammas enable sub-millimetre-resolution, multi-isotope PET
Detecting the prompt gamma photons emitted by many PET isotopes enables quantitative, high-resolution imaging of isotopes with large positron ranges
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