Artificial intelligence algorithms can rapidly predict 3D dose distributions for online adaptive MRI-guided radiotherapy plans
Read article: AI can enhance MRI-guided radiation therapy plans
Patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy had longer progression-free survival than observation-only controls
Read article: Stereotactic ablative radiation to metastases slows prostate cancer progression
An intelligent breathing signal-guided 4D CT concept could improve radiotherapy planning for moving tumours
Read article: Intelligent 4D CT reduces image artefacts
We also chat about using fluorescent tattoo ink in radiation therapy
Read article: Marie Curie film struggles to portray the miracle of discovery, revealing the answers to our physics trivia quiz
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
