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Elekta highlights Monaco upgrades at AAPM 2015
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta plans to highlight the latest version of its Monaco stereotactic radiosurgery treatment planning system at the upcoming American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.
July 8, 2015
CIVCO showcases new products at AAPM 2015
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CIVCO Medical Solutions will show new patient positioning and immobilization technology at next week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 8, 2015
ACR, AAPM release radiation safety resource
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have released ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources, a new document designed to assist physicians and medical physicists who serve as radiation safety officers at medical facilities.
April 23, 2015
Radiation safety from the medical physicist's perspective
By David Jordan, Neomi Mullens
The call to action regarding patient radiation dose safety has flooded the healthcare industry with a wide array of new options, recommendations, requirements, and regulations that are pushing organizations to revamp radiation safety initiatives across the board.
November 4, 2014
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Physics session on innovation in CT
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA19 | Room S403BNew CT techniques and instrumentation are the focus of a Sunday scientific session that kicks off with a 20-minute physics keynote talk by CT pioneer Willi Kalender, PhD, and continues with presentations of other new technological innovations in CT.
November 3, 2014
RSNA to show x-ray 'nature scenes' by Dutch medical physicist
By Nicole Pettit
What happens if you combine x-rays, creatures large and small, and a diorama? You get a "biorama," as Dutch medical physicist and artist Arie van 't Riet, PhD, has termed his images. His artwork will be shown at the upcoming RSNA 2014 annual meeting in Chicago.
October 8, 2014
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AAPM: Radiomics helps fine-tune radiation therapy dose
By Wayne Forrest
By extracting statistical information and other measurements from PET images using a data analysis technique called radiomics, researchers have developed a way to determine radiation therapy dose more accurately, according to a study presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting.
July 23, 2014
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AAPM: Radiation therapy not just for cancer?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy may be a promising alternative treatment for patients whose hypertension doesn't respond to medication, according to preliminary research being presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 22, 2014
Volpara points to breast tomo radiation research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions said that a paper being presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting in Austin, TX, shows that radiation dose from breast tomosynthesis varies based on breast density.
July 22, 2014
AAPM: Data mining may improve cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Data-mining software that collects patient information on head and neck cancer can be used to guide individualized cancer treatment, according to a study presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Austin, TX.
July 22, 2014
Brainlab launches software at AAPM 2014
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brainlab said it has introduced new radiation therapy treatment planning software at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Austin, TX.
July 20, 2014
Moments in Radiology History: Part 16 -- Early nuclear medicine
By Otha Linton
After early efforts began to harness the power of x-rays for diagnosis and therapy, some physicians and physicists chose to focus instead on the development of radioactive isotopes. In his latest Moments in Radiology History installment, radiology historian Otha Linton examines the advances that ultimately led to the field of nuclear medicine.
July 10, 2014
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