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Compensator expands global access to advanced radiotherapy

Elekta Unity receives CE mark

The Elekta Unity high-field MR-linac is now CE marked for commercial sales and clinical use in Europe

Integrated platform supports advances in radiation therapy workflow

The SunCHECK platform from Sun Nuclear combines patient-specific and machine-based quality assurance

Phase-contrast CT reveals impact of microbeam radiotherapy

Phase-contrast CT visualizes the effects of microbeam radiotherapy on normal and cancerous brain tissue

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Photoacoustic CT looks to replace mammography

A photoacoustic computed tomography scanner generates high-contrast, high-resolution breast images

Software creates personalized ‘virtual brain’ models

Researchers have created virtual models of the brain individually tailored to patients' functional MR images

Tracing the spread of cancer

Endomagnetics co-founder Simon Hattersley on starting a company that makes magnetic nanoparticle systems for detecting cancer

Developing clinical partnerships

Translating scientific advances into benefits for patients requires input from clinicians, basic scientists and industry experts, writes Steve Smye

MILabs launches E-Class line of preclinical imaging systems

MILabs has unveiled its E-Class line of high-performance, economical tomographic imaging systems

Innovation: patent applications review

Our survey of recent medical imaging patent applications includes filings from Micrima, Swisstom, MSKCC and more

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Enhancing radiotherapy with MRI

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Tracking proton therapy with acoustic waves

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New patient immobilization mask material

Patient immobilization masks made from Nanor® offer the right balance between optimal stability and enhanced patient comfort

Microbubbles offer two-in-one cancer treatment

Microbubbles delivered via gas embolotherapy could cut off a tumour's blood supply while also delivering cancer drugs

Markerless tracking monitors head motion in brain scans

Markerless optical tracking offers high-accuracy position monitoring for motion compensation in tomographic brain scans

ORNL ramps production of cancer drug radioisotope

Oak Ridge National Laboratory ramps production of the radioisotope Ac-227 to meet increasing demand for prostate cancer drug

Portable MCG rapidly diagnoses heart disease

A low-cost, portable magnetocardiography system helps exclude acute myocardial ischaemia in patients visiting emergency departments with chest pain

Novel MRI scanner fits extremity imaging like a glove

An MRI device fits over a patient's hand like a glove to image moving joints

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Proton imaging comes to The Christie

The Christie in the UK will house the first proton imaging system to be installed in an operational proton therapy centre

Immuno-PET tracer offers hope for early cancer treatment

A PET radiotracer that illuminates immune cells in cancer patients could provide an early view of treatment response

Deep neural networks synthesize full-dose PET images

Machine learning algorithms estimate high-quality, full-dose PET images from safer low-dose scans

Summit examines challenges of developing AI for cancer care

Stakeholder summit discusses the challenges of developing artificial intelligence in clinical radiology and clinical oncology

Can nuclear medicine avoid another Mo-99 shortage?

Can the nuclear medicine community avoid another devastating shutdown like the one that occurred in 2009?

Virtual trial quantifies DBT superiority

A virtual clinical trial quantifies the superiority of digital breast tomosynthesis over 2D-mammography for detecting breast lesions

Mobile CT lines up for adaptive proton planning

An in-room mobile CT system enables adaptive proton therapy on a compact proton system

Astronauts use ultrasound to measure spinal health

Astronauts on the International Space Station used a compact ultrasound system to assess spinal changes during long-term spaceflight

Surface guidance: a new tool for radiotherapy

Surface-guided radiotherapy offers the potential for fast and accurate patient positioning and continuous motion surveillance during treatment

Innovation: patent applications review

Our survey of recent radiation therapy patent applications includes filings from Elekta, SonaCare Medical and more

DECT proves optimal for proton planning

Using dual-energy CT to estimate particle range in the patient provides big benefits for proton therapy planning

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