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
An end-to-end software solution from IBA Dosimetry provides independent, precise and comprehensive verification data to guide the planning and delivery of challenging radiotherapy treatments
Read article: Complex treatments drive need for accurate verification
Monte Carlo 3D dose-check calculations help clinical physicists maintain confidence in their patient-specific QA for hard-to-treat disease indications
Read article: RadCalc’s Monte Carlo capability streamlines and automates 3D dose-volume verification
Studies on toxicity modelling, HDR brachytherapy and AI-based lung disease screening were among those chosen as the Best Papers at the ESTRO 2023 congress
Read article: Award winning studies focus on reducing radiotherapy risks
