Better Healthcare Technology Foundation – Medical physics, biomedical engineering and associated sciences.
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…
Paediatric imaging protocols should be carefully optimised to maintain the desired image quality for the delivered radiation dose. To do this, a specially designed paediatric chest phantom has been constructed to optimise CT chest examinations for infants. Seonaid Rodgers BSc MSc Medical Technology and Physics Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Read more…
With the permission of IBUS and the IBUS Breast Imaging School and Professor Jeffrey Bamber, the Better Healthcare Technology Foundation posts this video entitled “Optimising Ultrasound Images”. Jeffrey C. Bamber Professor of Physics Applied to Medicine, Head of Ultrasound and Optical Imaging Physics, the Institute of Cancer Research, London Honorary Read more…
The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation announces its 2021 suite of Foundation awards is now on offer and applications are being accepted throughout May 2021. Information on Award application criteria, nomination procedures and prizes on offer can be found on the Better Healthcare Technology Foundation website at: 2021 Awards Applications There Read more…
With a desire to provide new treatment options for ventricular tachycardia patients with high-risk features, recent early data has suggested that a cardiology and radiotherapy collaboration may provide a viable option. Initial experiences with cardiac SABR have shown promising results and the collection of further data will help drive the Read more…
A Historical 1967 ABC Interview Gerald Stone with David Robinson Dear members, Dr Jack Jellins AM has sent details of a historic news report. The Sydney located Commonwealth Acoustics Laboratory was in the ’60s an internationally leading research and development centre for new, innovative medical ultrasound devices. Visualising an unborn Read more…
Dear supporters, The end of 2020 marked the second full year since the betterhealthcaretechnology.org was first launched. The website provides a unique style of information not found elsewhere. Website statistics provide us a good method to assess how well it provides healthcare technology information for the community and health professionals. The Website Read more…
The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation Awards (previously the ACPSEM FoundationAwards) recognise Medical Physicists, Biomedical Engineers and Radiopharmaceutical Scientists who have made outstanding achievements and contributions in advancing healthcare services and professional standards for the benefit and protection of the community. THE FOUNDATION AWARDS Nominations for this year were received for the Award categories; Read more…
Having spent over 50 years of work providing healthcare for cancer patients, I suddenly found myself on the receiving end. Unexpected cancer had thrust me into emergency surgery. It required some immediate skilled surgical and nurse expertise to treat and take me back on the road to recovery. Read more……. Read more…
