Oncology & Cancer
New brain cancer treatment twice as effective
Researchers develop new therapy to treat some of the most aggressive malignant brain tumours.
Dec 3, 2015
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
The international journal of biomedical physics, published by IOP Publishing on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM).
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- IOP Publishing
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New PET imaging-based tool detects liver inflammation from fatty liver disease
A UC Davis Health team has developed a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Nov 30, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
Distinguishing real from fake in the age of synthetic images
Amid headlines about artificial intelligence's implications for everything from education to the future of work itself, Abhinav Jha, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and ...
Apr 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple measurement method improves accuracy in proton beam therapy
Proton beams are new high-precision weapons in the fight against cancer. However, uncertainty with regard to the range of the beams has prevented the full exploitation of the potential of this method until now. Researchers ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New technique could improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery
A new technique will help surgeons to detect where the margins of cancerous breast tumours are during surgery, reducing the need for secondary operations in breast cancer patients.
Sep 30, 2014
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Radiology & Imaging
Medical camera under development could help cut time and cost of procedures
Researchers have completed a successful clinical trial, managing to detect and image radioactive tracers used in PET and in SPECT scans at the same time, with the hope of enabling doctors to scan patients for abnormalities ...
Jul 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Balloon mis-positioning during prostate cancer treatment could affect success of radiation delivery
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology shows that endorectal balloons commonly used during precise radiation treatment for prostate cancer can deform ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
The characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor is present in radiation therapy, too. Investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD, and PhD candidates Adam K. Glaser and Rongxiao ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
The first cancer operation room with a navigator is created
The system, presented at Gregorio Marañón Hospital, permits real-time interaction with the body of the patient (with its different tissues and cancer) as well as the radiotherapy applicator used to radiate the area affected ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists set out to transform cancer treatment with more accurate radiotherapy
NPL scientists have worked on a range of projects that are set to significantly improve the accuracy of a type of radiotherapy treatment called proton beam radiotherapy. The benefits of this therapy include more precise targeting ...
Sep 1, 2023
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