Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]ECR 2025Momentum gathers behind European diplomas in radiologyIt already takes a lot of hard work to become a radiologist, so is it really worth the extra effort to obtain a European radiology diploma? Absolutely yes, said a panel of experts at ECR 2025.March 5, 2025Clinical NewsWhat's new in noninvasive detection of skin cancer?Researchers from Israel have developed and tested a fiberoptic evanescent wave spectroscopy system that can noninvasively identify and characterize skin cancers. They successfully identified cancerous lesions on patients' skin by touching the suspicious regions for 30 seconds with an optical fiber connected to a mid-infrared spectrometer.November 26, 2020Clinical NewsMRI minimizes toxicity in prostate cancer radiotherapyHypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy combined with MRI guidance to treat prostate cancer patients produced an impressively low incidence of early gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities, Dutch researchers have reported.October 1, 2019Artificial IntelligenceDeep learning enables automatic radiotherapy planningA multi-institutional team has developed an automated treatment planning system for intensity-modulated radiation therapy based on 3D dose prediction and dose distribution-based optimization. The researchers demonstrated that the deep-learning-based method shows promise for generating highly individualized radiotherapy plans optimized for precision and quality.January 9, 2019Clinical NewsDutch develop novel 3D method to track central airwaysA group from Amsterdam has examined conebeam CT projections of a 3D-printed thorax phantom and used prototype software for template generation, template matching, and triangulation to determine bronchus motion. They think markerless 3D monitoring can help in radiotherapy.October 4, 2018Clinical NewsThermal imaging monitors radiotherapy efficacyIsraeli researchers have demonstrated that thermography may provide a viable radiotherapy monitoring tool for treatment optimization. They have developed a method to detect tumors in a thermal image and estimate changes in tumor and vasculature during radiotherapy.July 25, 2018Clinical NewsMR device eases high-dose-rate brachytherapyDutch researchers have helped develop an MR-conditional afterloader that can operate simultaneously with an MRI scanner. It could enable real-time high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy source localization for treatment verification.July 19, 2018Clinical NewsThe search for a dedicated cardiac CT scannerThe increasing volume of coronary CT angiography examinations suggests a clinical need for a dedicated cardiac CT scanner. A global team of engineers is leading an initiative to define and evaluate hypothetical solutions to meet this need.September 25, 2017Clinical NewsDynamic PET tracks early treatment responseFor head-and-neck cancer patients, dynamic PET can provide detailed characterization of the tumor microenvironment and a more accurate assessment of response, and also may be useful for cancers exhibiting a wide range of distribution volumes.July 30, 2017Clinical NewsItalians use in-beam PET to monitor proton rangeAn Italian research group has developed a new technique involving PET that enables accurate range monitoring during proton therapy. Clinical validation of the prototype began in December, with the team evaluating the treatment of a patient with cancer of the lacrimal glands.February 1, 2017Page 1 of 4Next PageTop StoriesHealth EquityResolution on imaging access awaits World Health Assembly approvalThe WHO board has adopted the Strengthening Medical Imaging resolution and it now looks set for approval by the World Health Assembly. Prof. Hedvig Hricak moderated an important webinar on the topic last week.UltrasoundWhat can we learn from astronauts' use of ultrasound?Womens ImagingAI speeds up fetal ultrasound scan timesCTNociceptive responses to contrast CT aren't necessarily pathologyRadiology EducationRadiology societies demand retraction of 'flawed' interventional guideline
