Mammography depends on the degree of absorption of X-rays by cancerous tissues compared to the surrounding adipose and glandular tissues. When there […]
Archive for 2014
Please Add Me to Your Network
I’m sure most people in the active work force have recently received this request: “I’d like to connect with you on LinkedIn.” […]
Smartphone App Joins War on Cancer
This past Sunday the CBS News show “60 Minutes” featured a profile of Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong who is intent on disrupting cancer treatment. Born in […]
Dr Röntgen Comes to Town
Fifty thousand delegates – radiologists, physicists, sales representatives, radiographers and business executives – converged on the McCormick Center in Chicago this past […]
Breast Cancer Detective
Before Rachel Brem had reached her teenage years, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. As she later recalled, “I just decided that […]
Mobile Ultrasound Saves Lives
In Morocco an astonishing number of 800 women die every day from complications during pregnancy. The problem, apparently, is the distance between rural villages and […]
What’s in a Name?
In Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare’s lyrical play set in Verona, Juliet Capulet says to Romeo Montague: “What’s in a name? That which we call […]
Imaging by Stimulation of Nanocrystals
A team of engineers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA has recently described an innovative medical imaging platform that has the […]
Our New Website Goes Live
In August 2010 the original CapeRay website was launched and it has served us well over the past four years. However, […]
Materials Make a Difference
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a major UK-based engineering institution whose activities encompass the complete materials cycle, from extraction […]