The APOLLO laser system from LAP helps the medical physics team to prioritize patient safety while streamlining the radiation oncology workflow
Read article: APOLLO lasers ensure precise, repeatable patient positioning in the treatment room
The STEEV phantom from CIRS gives medical physicists an end-to-end QA solution for commissioning and treatment verification of their stereotactic radiosurgery systems
Read article: Anthropomorphic STEEV phantom underpins independent auditing of SRS programmes
Photobiomodulation lowered the severity of skin damage from brachytherapy and accelerated wound healing by up to 50%
Read article: Light therapy fast-tracks healing of radiotherapy skin damage
Independent QA not only ensures delivery of intended therapeutic dose, it drives continuous improvement in patient safety by rooting out systematic machine and workflow errors
Read article: Independent QA: catching, understanding and correcting errors before radiotherapy begins
Canadian technology start-up Medscint is working with customers to develop a new generation of real-time, small-field dosimetry solutions based on plastic scintillation detectors
Read article: Plastic scintillation detectors ready to shine as FLASH radiotherapy gathers momentum
The THALES 3D MR SCANNER from LAP is helping medical physicists to fast-track QA test routines on their MR-guided radiotherapy systems, while a new iteration of the phantom delivers similar workflow e...
Read article: LAP’s automated water phantom streamlines commissioning and QA of MR-Linac machines
Scientists develop a deep transfer learning model that automates radiation treatment planning for tricky-to-plan cancers
Read article: Automated radiotherapy planning: a deep transfer learning approach
The DirectDensity algorithm from Siemens Healthineers gives radiation oncologists and medical physicists ready access to CT images optimized for both patient contouring and dose calculation
Read article: CT imaging in radiotherapy: standardization and personalization are the driving forces
The latest release of LAP’s RadCalc QA software majors on customization, intelligent automation and 3D EPID-based functionality for measurement-based patient QA
Read article: RadCalc adds in vivo dosimetric verification, intelligent automation for independent QA
Radiation therapy can reverse arrhythmias long-term by reprogramming damaged heart muscle cells in mice and humans
Read article: Radiation can reverse heart rhythm disorders by reprogramming damaged cardiac cells
