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Tiny biodegradable stars enhance drug delivery to the skin
Microneedle-coated polymer particles rubbed onto the skin increase the delivery of medication by up to 37-fold
Establishing a research career in advanced X-ray Imaging: insights from Xiaochuan Pan and PMB award winner Ronan Smith
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Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
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Encapsulated islet transplants restore blood sugar control in diabetic mice
A thin coating that hides transplanted donor cells from the body’s immune system could enable a novel therapy for type 1 diabetes
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Radiation shielding vest could reduce cancer risk for astronauts on deep space missions
A new personal radiation shielding vest tested during the Artemis I flight could significantly reduce the radiation dose that future astronauts might receive
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Artificial blood vessels grow with the help of mechanical forces
New technique could allow for the scalable production of vascular tissue networks for regenerative medicine
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Portable breast ultrasound enables imaging between cancer screening exams
An easy-to-use portable 3D ultrasound system enables nurses, physicians or even patients themselves to perform frequent breast imaging exams
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AI sniffs out tuberculosis in breath’s chemical signature
Machine learning decodes the complex chemical signatures in human breath to deliver rapid, non-invasive tuberculosis diagnoses
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Privacy risks from medical AI are greater than previously thought
Study reveals how sensitive health information about individual patients could be extracted from diagnostic medical AI models
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Redefining radiotherapy QA: meeting the needs of modern treatment workflows
Radiotherapy QA must adapt to a new era of adaptive treatments, AI and automation
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First medical X-ray images taken in space achieve diagnostic quality
Diagnostic X-ray images recorded during an orbital spaceflight exhibited similar contrast and spatial resolution to those taken preflight on Earth
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Measuring the invisible: how internal dosimetry shapes radiation protection
Assessing the impact of radiation exposure is crucial for protecting the health of workers, but expert judgement is needed to interpret the results
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Mouldable glass screen could make mammograms clearer and much more comfortable
New device produces higher-resolution X-ray images using a much lower dose of radiation
Read article: Mouldable glass screen could make mammograms clearer and much more comfortable
Affordable AI-powered endomicroscope lines up for early cancer detection
Handheld imaging device combines advanced optics with deep learning to enable early detection of epithelial cancers
Read article: Affordable AI-powered endomicroscope lines up for early cancer detection
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
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Easy-to-use calculation tool estimates out-of-field neutron dose during proton therapy
Python-based tool calculates the neutron dose anywhere in a proton therapy treatment room using information from the treatment plan
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X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award
Ronan Smith from Adelaide University wins Physics in Medicine and Biology award for his work on a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation
Read article: X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award
PET scan that detects dangerous blood clots is SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’
A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s most prestigious award
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From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa
Keamogetswe Ramonaheng discusses her life in medical physics
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ESTRO debate reveals rising confidence in upright proton therapy
A lively debate at the ESTRO 2026 meeting concluded with nearly 70% of the audience backing upright proton therapy as a mainstream treatment option by 2035
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