The challenges of automating the radiation oncology workflow proved to be a prominent talking point at the ASTRO Annual Meeting
Read article: Automation in the radiotherapy workflow: efficiency, effectiveness and limitations
Individualized stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer provides excellent tumour control with low toxicity
Read article: Personalized lung cancer radiotherapy proves safer, more effective
Changes in diffusion-weighted images recorded on an MR-Linac correlate better with patient survival than changes in tumour volume
Read article: Imaging on an MR-Linac identifies radiation-resistant brain tumours
Studies presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting highlighted the benefits of accelerated radiation treatment
Read article: Hypofractionated radiation therapy: faster, simpler and equally effective
Investigating whether spatial information on pulmonary function could be retrieved from data recorded in time-resolved CT scans to help improve the treatment of lung tumours
Read article: Image data offer functional clues for lung radiotherapy
LAP’s new LUNA 3D SGRT system supports precise, dose-free patient set-up and monitoring for advanced radiotherapy modalities
Read article: Collaborative product innovation: mapping the A to Z of the SGRT clinical opportunity
Medscint eyes a paradigm shift in small-field dosimetry with its proprietary optical know-how in the field of plastic scintillation detectors
Read article: Plastic scintillation detectors prove a win-win in clinical physics research and education
Researchers evaluate how the rapid gantry rotations of new linear accelerators affect the 4D cone-beam CT images used to guide radiotherapy
Read article: Can state-of-the-art linacs boost the uptake of 4D-CBCT in radiotherapy?
Attendees at the recent AAPM Annual Meeting learnt how quantum computers could potentially be employed to enhance radiation therapy
Read article: Quantum computing could tackle radiotherapy’s intractable problems
An emerging technique combines radiotherapy with photodynamic therapy to enhance the treatment of deep-seated tumours
Read article: Radiodynamic therapy: harnessing light to improve cancer treatments
