Imaging the spread of phosphorescent tattoo ink injected into a tumour can reveal subtle changes in response to radiotherapy
Read article: Spreading tattoo ink reveals radiation-induced necrosis
Suman Shrestha, a PhD student at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, admires the centre’s response to the pandemic
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘During challenges, what you focus on matters a lot’
Modelling the dose to circulating blood during radiotherapy could shed light on the suppressive effects of radiation on a patient’s immune system
Read article: Computational model determines dose to blood during radiotherapy
An efficient new way to account for stray radiation in radiotherapy plans allows accurate dose predictions for the whole body, promising treatments with fewer long-term side effects
Read article: Facing up to friendly fire: why radiation oncology still neglects stray radiation
With its minute sensitive volume, the new device achieves the high spatial resolution required for external and internal dosimetry in small-field radiotherapy
Read article: Tiny inorganic scintillator offers high-resolution radiotherapy dosimetry
Millimetre wave technology could provide precision monitoring of patient motion in real-time during radiation treatments
Read article: Millimetre waves monitor patient motion during radiotherapy
Non-invasive imaging technique tracks oxygen distribution in mouse tumours during radiotherapy
Read article: Tumour hypoxia tracked in real time during radiotherapy
The ClearView 3D Dosimeter is the centrepiece of an integrated dosimetry system developed specifically for QA of stereotactic radiosurgery treatments
Read article: Joined-up thinking targets multiple-lesion dosimetry
A shorter course of higher-dose radiation to part of the breast shows promise for women with localized breast cancer
Read article: Could faster breast cancer radiotherapy replace longer treatments?
Patients in the first trial of diffusing alpha-emitters radiotherapy had impressive tumour response rates and sustained only minimal toxicities
Read article: Alpha DaRT treatment proves a success in first-in-human trial
