Read article: Best in physics: dose-optimized MLC tracking and radio-immunotherapy
The "Best in Physics" presentations at the AAPM Annual Meeting showcase the conference's top-scoring studies
Read article: Physicists innovate to close the global radiotherapy gap
Speakers at the AAPM Annual Meeting described projects to reduce the overall cost of radiotherapy and bring affordable cancer care to all
Read article: The myQA SRS detector: clinical validation to clinical application in SRS/SBRT patient QA
Real-world clinical evaluation confirms that IBA Dosimetry’s myQA SRS provides a unique patient QA capability, verifying stereotactic treatment plans with film-class resolution and the proven workfl...
Read article: Independent QA: open access to data drives continuous improvement in radiotherapy
The full benefits of independent quality assurance can only be realized through open access to “vendor-provided data” from the treatment delivery system
Read article: ProKnow’s cloud-based architecture centralizes radiotherapy data while opening up user access
Elekta is betting on big-data technologies and cloud-based software innovation to rewrite the rules of precision radiation medicine
Read article: Novel brachytherapy device treats eye cancer with intensity-modulated radiation
A brachytherapy eye plaque with gold shielding delivers conformal radiation to ocular tumours
Read article: Personalized 3D-printed shields protect healthy tissue during radiotherapy
Patient-specific shielding based on CT images can reduce dose to healthy tissue during radiotherapy
Read article: Reinforcing the case for independent QA in the radiation oncology clinic
Patient safety, enhanced treatment outcomes and workflow efficiency all follow when radiotherapy clinics implement a rigorous and independent approach to quality assurance
Read article: Automation and standardization: redefining best practice in stereotactic radiosurgery
Brainlab’s treatment planning software and patient imaging systems provide key building blocks in the stereotactic radiosurgery programme at Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center
Read article: Reimagining patient-specific QA in proton and ion therapy facilities
Medical physicists from the Austrian particle therapy centre MedAustron explain how – and why – they’ve put an independent QA solution at the heart of their patient treatment programme
