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Read article: Focused ultrasound treatments target childhood cancers Emerging therapies Research update Focused ultrasound treatments target childhood cancers Researchers are developing a range of focused ultrasound applications to improve treatments of paediatric cancers
Read article: Focused ultrasound tackles brain tumours in a myriad ways Emerging therapies Research update Focused ultrasound tackles brain tumours in a myriad ways The field of focused ultrasound is growing fast, and research into its use in brain cancer is growing exponentially
Read article: Dissolving microneedles could extend access to skin-cancer treatment Emerging therapies Research update Dissolving microneedles could extend access to skin-cancer treatment A water-soluble microneedle array improves the effectiveness and efficiency of photodynamic therapy
Read article: Fractionated heating could improve cancer therapy with thermosensitive drugs Emerging therapies Research update Fractionated heating could improve cancer therapy with thermosensitive drugs Ultrashort bursts of hyperthermia using MRI-guided focused ultrasound could prove optimal for treating tumours with thermosensitive drugs
Read article: Focused ultrasound treatment preserves quality-of-life for prostate cancer patients Emerging therapies Research update Focused ultrasound treatment preserves quality-of-life for prostate cancer patients First US study confirms the effectiveness and minimal side-effects of focal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of prostate cancer
Read article: Therapeutics firms share inaugural prize for health physics Business and innovation News Therapeutics firms share inaugural prize for health physics The Institute of Physics’ first Lee Lucas Award honours two start-ups, Nebu~Flow and Cellular Highways, for applying physics to healthcare and medicine