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Radiation therapy aims to optimise the conformity of lethal dose to the tumour target while limiting as much as possible radiation-induced side effects to surrounding healthy tissue. Consequently, there has been an escalation in the type of treatments that use a combination of small, irregularly-shaped high-dose beams of megavoltage (MV) Read more…
There’s plenty of conferences on Imaging research listed in this newsletter. And, if you hurry, you can even book to hear a fascinating lecture on the 19 October presented by Professor Mark Lythgoe, Professor of Imaging and Director at the Centre for Advanced Biomedical imaging, London. It’s free!…. The Better Healthcare Read more…
Part 2. This story attempts to review and collate the many references and websites covering the pathway to clinical MRI. It is hoped it will provide the reader a balanced story of the evolutionary events that occurred and to appreciate how so many leading physical scientists, life scientists, physicists, engineers Read more…
In Memory of: John Mallard OBE, FRSE, FREng, FIPEM, FIUPESM (14 January 1927 – 25 February 2021) The late Professor John Mallard played a vital role in making it possible to use magnetic resonance to obtain whole-body images for the detection of diseases in patients. This story describes in detail how Read more…
Advances in 3D print technologies and the development of easy-to-use computer-aided design solutions during the past two decades has provided a positive impact on the manufacturing of parts and components in the healthcare industry. The new 3D print technology enables health professionals to make………….Read more
The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation supports the National Imaging Facility. For their August 2021 Newsletter, we recommend you click on….. …..More Enjoy!
Not all tumours are solid. Mesothelioma, for example, is a cancer that grows in the mesothelium – the membrane surrounding the lungs. The spread of mesothelioma makes it difficult to target this cancer with a radiation beam without causing unwanted damage to the lungs and other vital healthy tissues. For Read more…
Non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE) for cancer therapy is a technique introduced by Davalos and Rubinsky1,2 in 2005. The emphasis was on the term, ‘non-thermal’, because membrane electroporation was used to kill cancer cells while protecting lethal heating effects to nearby critical tissue structures. Possible reasons on how the use Read more…
When an electric field is applied to living cells, their membrane suffers electrical stretch forces. Depending on the electric field amplitude and duration, the cell shape is deformed and free ions can be transported across the membrane. There are also additional osmotic forces and water leakage through the pore(s) formed. Read more…
Important! Therapeutic Innovation Australia is circulating an important invitation to participate in a NCRIS survey. What is National Research Infrastructure? NRI is a national network of research facilities, largely located in public-sector entities, that offers subsidised access to specialised equipment and expertise to commercial and academic researchers. This is made Read more…
