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RSNA 2023 showcases AI in radiology
This year’s RSNA annual meeting highlighted the latest advances in the use of artificial intelligence within radiology
Flexible X-ray detectors line up for medical imaging and radiotherapy
Organic semiconductors modified with high-Z heteroatoms could create optimal X-ray detectors for medical imaging, radiotherapy and dosimetry
Latest webinars in medical physics
ASTRO 2023 showcase
A series of short films showcasing the latest medical physics innovations from exhibitors at ASTRO 2023
Read article: Embracing innovation in radiotherapy with Siemens Healthineers and Varian
Embracing innovation in radiotherapy with Siemens Healthineers and Varian
Implementing innovations to enhance patient outcomes
Read article: PTW: providing technological advancements in radiation dosimetry
PTW: providing technological advancements in radiation dosimetry
Introducing PTW, a family-owned radiation dosimetry manufacturing company
Read article: Improved analytics and data management for radiotherapy
Improved analytics and data management for radiotherapy
Sun Nuclear highlights its latest radiotherapy product innovations
Read article: LAP’s LUNA 3D delivers surface guidance for radiation therapy
LAP’s LUNA 3D delivers surface guidance for radiation therapy
LAP introduces its LUNA 3D to improve radiation therapy treatment
Physics World Careers
The 2023 edition of Physics World Careers is packed full of advice for early-career scientists. Including a range of valuable advice, informative case studies and recruiter profiles, it demonstrates the variety of jobs that use a physics degree.
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Read article: Electroencephalography done in ambulances characterizes strokes
Electroencephalography done in ambulances characterizes strokes
Brainwave cap could allow patients to receive rapid treatment
Read article: The automation era: enhancing speed and precision in radiotherapy
The automation era: enhancing speed and precision in radiotherapy
Medical physicists explain how an end-to-end suite of automation tools from Radformation speeds up the clinical workflow and guides treatment decisions
Read article: Total-body PET imaging reveals immune response in COVID-19 patients
Total-body PET imaging reveals immune response in COVID-19 patients
First-in-human immunoPET imaging examines the biodistribution of T cells in COVID-19 convalescent patients and healthy controls
Read article: Automation in the radiotherapy workflow: efficiency, effectiveness and limitations
Automation in the radiotherapy workflow: efficiency, effectiveness and limitations
The challenges of automating the radiation oncology workflow proved to be a prominent talking point at the ASTRO Annual Meeting
Read article: Meet five medical companies that have received 2023 business awards from the Institute of Physics
Meet five medical companies that have received 2023 business awards from the Institute of Physics
Medical-physics firms make up a large chunk of the winners of business innovation awards from the Institute of Physics
Read article: High-quality diagnostic imaging – for all skin tones
High-quality diagnostic imaging – for all skin tones
Researchers develop an equitable imaging technology that mitigates skin tone bias in photoacoustic imaging
Read article: Personalized lung cancer radiotherapy proves safer, more effective
Personalized lung cancer radiotherapy proves safer, more effective
Individualized stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer provides excellent tumour control with low toxicity
Read article: Proton therapy on an upward trajectory while FLASH treatment schemes get ready to shine
Proton therapy on an upward trajectory while FLASH treatment schemes get ready to shine
Innovation in proton therapy was front-and-centre at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, along with advances in other cutting-edge modalities
Read article: Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease
Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease
New technique can measure the elasticity of several eye components at the same time
Read article: Controlling quantum biological electron tunnelling could help brain cancer patients
Controlling quantum biological electron tunnelling could help brain cancer patients
A technique based on modulating quantum processes inside human cells could improve treatment for glioblastoma
Read article: Ultrahigh-field MRI reveals how blue light stimulates the brain
Ultrahigh-field MRI reveals how blue light stimulates the brain
Functional MRI studies show how blue light can enhance cognitive performance by modulating information flow through the brain
Read article: Plug me in: the physics of brain–computer interfaces
Plug me in: the physics of brain–computer interfaces
Developments in neurotechnology, biophysics and material science are helping to advance the technology that can link your brain to a computer
Read article: How sound is the model used to establish safe radiation levels?
How sound is the model used to establish safe radiation levels?
Robert P Crease says that if we want to ditch fossil fuels, we must reassess the validity of the “linear no-threshold” model of radiation
Read article: Sonobiopsy provides a non-invasive route to brain tumour diagnosis
Sonobiopsy provides a non-invasive route to brain tumour diagnosis
Sonobiopsy uses ultrasound and microbubbles to release brain tumour biomarkers into the bloodstream and help guide treatment decisions
Read article: Imaging on an MR-Linac identifies radiation-resistant brain tumours
Imaging on an MR-Linac identifies radiation-resistant brain tumours
Changes in diffusion-weighted images recorded on an MR-Linac correlate better with patient survival than changes in tumour volume
Read article: Biocompatible focused ultrasound delivers cancer drugs on target
Biocompatible focused ultrasound delivers cancer drugs on target
Drug-delivery system uses ultrasound to release diagnostic or therapeutic compounds precisely when and where they’re needed
Read article: Hypofractionated radiation therapy: faster, simpler and equally effective
Hypofractionated radiation therapy: faster, simpler and equally effective
Studies presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting highlighted the benefits of accelerated radiation treatment
Read article: Image data offer functional clues for lung radiotherapy
Image data offer functional clues for lung radiotherapy
Investigating whether spatial information on pulmonary function could be retrieved from data recorded in time-resolved CT scans to help improve the treatment of lung tumours
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