In a Best-in-Physics presentation at the AAPM Annual Meeting, E Courtney Henry introduced a CT-based technique for precision dosimetry in radioembolization
Read article: CT imaging improves 90Y radioembolization dosimetry
Excitement is growing about the synergies between immunotherapy and radiation therapy, but there’s a long way to go before the clinical opportunities are realized at scale
Read article: Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy: the next big opportunity in radiation oncology?
Ultrasound neuromodulation prevented or reversed the onset of diabetes in three different preclinical models
Read article: Focused ultrasound: a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes?
A wireless optoelectronic device uses Monte Carlo simulations to deliver bespoke irradiation and maximize the efficacy of photodynamic therapy
Read article: Implantable device delivers personalized photodynamic therapy
Preclinical study shows that polyolefin plates could act as cranial windows to enable repeated blood–brain barrier openings in clinical settings
Read article: A window to the brain: ultrasound can open the BBB through a polymer plate
Minimally invasive therapy uses an MRI scanner to steer a ferromagnetic seed through the brain to thermoablate tumour cells
Read article: MR-guided magnetic seeds seek, heat and destroy tumours
A combination therapy tested in mice may halt glioblastoma growth, activate immune response and improve survival
Read article: Immunotherapy plus a burst of radiation treats brain tumours in mice
Novel nanoplatform uses a five-minute dose of near-infrared light to destroy tumours with no toxic side effects
Read article: Three-prong photothermal therapy eliminates tumours in mice
A single treatment with room temperature plasma could accelerate repair of large bone defects
Read article: Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing
Unique nanodroplets that serve as triple-agent carriers could improve photodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumours
Read article: Oxygen-delivering nanodroplets enhance the efficacy of photodynamic therapy
