Read article: First report of clinical MRI-Linac treatments wins journal citations prize
A research paper describing the first clinical use of an MRI-Linac for MRI-guided radiotherapy has won the 2020 PMB citations prize
Read article: Optimizing MLC leaf speed could improve radiotherapy plan quality
Increased multileaf collimator leaf speed may help improve the quality of volumetric modulated arc therapy plans
Read article: ESTRO 2020 enables digital dialogue on radiation oncology
The annual meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), originally due to take place in April, is now being staged as a fully digital event
Read article: Making water on the Moon, radiotherapy for COVID-19, gear-changing particle colliders
Lunar expert Hannah Sargeant is our guest this week
Read article: FLASH radiotherapy mechanism may arise from immune cell sparing
The benefits of FLASH radiotherapy may be due in part to the sparing of circulating immune cells at high dose rates
Read article: Defining QA best practice in MR-guided radiotherapy
PTW’s modular RUBY phantom is being optimized to support daily and end-to-end quality assurance (QA) for the Elekta Unity MR-Linac treatment system
Read article: Can low-dose radiotherapy treat COVID-19-related pneumonia?
Early data suggest that low-dose radiotherapy can improve outcomes for COVID-19 patients, but any irradiation regimen must be considered with care
Read article: Could hydrogen peroxide generation underlie mini- and micro-beam radiotherapy efficacy?
Simulations shed light on how spatially fractionated mini- or micro-beams destroy tumours while sparing nearby normal tissue
Read article: RadCalc innovations reinforce the benefits of independent QA
LAP is majoring on functional and commercial innovation with the roll-out of automated 3D dose verification and a new subscription licensing model for its RadCalc QA software
Read article: Hypofractionation: pushing the boundaries of MLC performance
A German research collaboration is pursuing an ambitious development roadmap to realize a next-generation multileaf collimator
