Read article: US heads to the polls in an election focused on science
From dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to stimulating industries of the future, science policy has played a larger role than usual in next week’s US election
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
Read article: Patient QA: prioritizing accuracy, efficiency and throughput in the SRS/SBRT workflow
Developed specifically for verification of stereotactic treatment plans, IBA Dosimetry’s latest innovation in patient quality assurance (QA) combines film-class measurement resolution with the workf...
Read article: Ice-core mission in the Swiss Alps abandoned due to surprisingly hard glacier
Expedition sought to preserve ice record for future scientific investigations
Read article: Residual gas analysers: it’s the small details that deliver success in UHV/XHV systems
Hiden Analytical’s residual gas analysers (RGAs) are a fixture in big-science laboratories all over the world. So what are its secrets of success?
Read article: Compact and mobile dry vacuum pumps drive pumping density to the next level
Edwards reckons its nXRi dry vacuum pumps represent a win-win for scientists, enhancing their research productivity while lowering laboratory operating costs
Read article: Affordable medical physics technologies tackle global health disparities
A dedicated symposium at the Joint AAPM|COMP Virtual Meeting examined a range of novel low-cost healthcare systems
Read article: Physics in China attempts to rise from the pandemic
Physicists in China are beginning to return to the lab following the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of their projects face delays, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: Cryogenic innovation: ramping up research productivity at ultralow temperatures
ICEoxford’s emphasis on versatile product design, rapid cool-down and a high degree of automation eases the path to ultralow temperatures
