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Brainlab to show updated radiosurgery software at AAPM 2016

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy firm Brainlab will showcase a new algorithm in its latest cranial radiosurgery software at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting (AAPM 2016), to be held July 31 to August 4 in Washington, DC.

July 28, 2016

Elekta readies new Monaco release for AAPM 2016

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Elekta will debut version 5.11 of its Monaco treatment planning software at next week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

July 25, 2016

X-ray reveals physics of color in butterfly wings

By Kate Madden Yee

What makes butterfly wings so colorful? Physicists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) used a novel x-ray technique to answer this question. Their findings were published online June 10 in the journal Science Advances.

June 10, 2016

Varian debuts new radiological protection design software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has released new computer-aided engineering software for simplifying the process of designing shielding and radiological protection systems.

May 8, 2016

Video from ECR 2016: Mats Danielsson on CT dose

VIENNA - What's a medical physicist's take on CT dose reduction? To find out, we asked Mats Danielsson, PhD, professor and head of the research group in medical imaging at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In an interview at ECR 2016, he also speaks about the Karolinska, following the recent case of alleged fraud.

March 4, 2016

FDA provides guidance on mammo equipment QC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a reminder to mammography facilities that they must use qualified medical physicists to survey their equipment, oversee equipment-related quality control (QC) programs, and perform mammography equipment evaluations.

January 20, 2016

3D printing helps shape radiation therapy to patients

By Louise Gagnon

New uses abound for 3D printing -- and now you can add radiation therapy to the list. A Canadian medical physicist has developed a 3D printing technique that converts data from CT scans of patients into wearable pads that help radiation beams conform to patient anatomy.

October 11, 2015

AAPM: Mammo radiation dose 30% lower than thought

By Kate Madden Yee

Women receive about 30% less radiation during screening mammography than has long been assumed, which suggests that the "harm" of radiation dose in mammography also has been overestimated, according to research presented on July 15 at the 2015 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.

July 15, 2015

AAPM: Fetal CT dose calculator offers easy, accurate estimates

By Eric Barnes

A new technique that calculates fetal dose from CT scans given to pregnant women is accurate and easy to perform, according to a study presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2015 annual meeting in Anaheim, CA.

July 14, 2015

Accuray touts TomoTherapy data at AAPM 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Accuray is highlighting clinical studies featuring its TomoTherapy system that were presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.

July 14, 2015

Varian shows software upgrade at AAPM 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has introduced a faster version of its VariSeed brachytherapy treatment planning software at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.

July 14, 2015

Accuray highlights CyberKnife data at AAPM 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Accuray is highlighting results from clinical studies featuring its CyberKnife robotic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) system at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.

July 13, 2015

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