Jude Dineley[email protected]Clinical NewsWhat exactly do medical physicists do?Medical physicists have many career options around the world, from clinical roles and jobs in industry and academia to computational simulations and testing new scanners, but it's still not a well-known field. They can even be mistaken for a physiotherapist. So what exactly do they do?November 1, 2018Molecular ImagingSimulated PET scans verify proton therapy deliveryResearchers have moved closer to the real-time verification of hadron therapy, demonstrating the in vivo accuracy of simulations that predict particle range in the patient. The new Monte Carlo tool is a key component of a system that measures particle range during treatment and compares it with the predictions.July 4, 2018Clinical NewsMRI guidance can transform prostate radiotherapyAn international collaboration headed up by the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London is investigating the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of MRI-guided adaptive radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients.December 25, 2017Clinical NewsHybrid multiplexing simplifies SiPM-based PETA hybrid multiplexing technique can help to facilitate an improved PET scanner based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), according to researchers. Now they plan to begin work to incorporate the technique into an investigative, clinical-scale PET machine.June 25, 2017Clinical NewsDynamic PET/MRI study spots vascular correlationsCorrelation between vascular fraction parameters may help to guide future clinical trials involving the use of PET/MRI to assess tumor hypoxia, researchers from Germany and Slovenia have found.May 3, 2017Clinical NewsPhase-contrast imaging can cut mammogram doseOptimized x-ray phase-contrast imaging could deliver comparable image quality to mammography, but at a much lower dose, a European research project has found. The technique was demonstrated using a synchrotron source, but is compatible with lab-based, polychromatic x-ray sources.December 11, 2016Clinical NewsFirst Australian MRI-linac proves feasibleReal-time image guidance of radiotherapy using MRI promises dramatically improved tumor targeting and an increase in the number of treatable disease sites. An MR-guided cobalt-60 unit is already in clinical use and three groups are developing integrated MRI-linac systems.October 23, 2016Clinical NewsUltrasound monitors therapeutic microbubblesIn new work, U.K researchers have estimated microbubble velocities during therapeutic ultrasound exposure by measuring the Doppler shift of ultrasound emitted by the microbubbles as they underwent cavitation. The measurements are implementable in real-time with existing detectors.September 14, 2016Clinical NewsDual-mode PET enhances in vivo dosimetryA transformable scanner geometry can improve in-beam PET verification of particle therapy, molecular imaging researchers have found. Now they're developing a larger clinical system and plan to acquire the first patient images later this year.April 7, 2016Clinical NewsFunctional MRI algorithm maps brain functionAn algorithm that generates reproducible, personalized maps of neural networks in the brain using functional MRI has been demonstrated by an international collaboration. The noninvasive approach could enable more efficient planning of neurosurgery for brain tumors and disorders such as epilepsy.January 13, 2016Page 1 of 4Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingEANM puts focus on theranostics at 2024 annual meetingThe EANM has highlighted the central themes of its annual congress to be held in Hamburg from 19 to 23 October, emphasizing a plenary session called “The Age of Theranostics.”Artificial IntelligenceGPT-4V flops on RSNA ‘Case of the Day’ questionsIndustry NewsPhilips reveals greenhouse gas emissions successClinical NewsSiemens co-launches €27 million stroke care programSponsor ContentFree Webinar: Leveraging Enterprise Imaging for Radiologist Well-Being