It is with profound sadness that we mark the untimely passing of Tania Samantha Douglas in the early hours of 20 March […]
Posts Tagged ‘Radiation Dose’
A Revolution in X-ray Imaging
Two years ago, we made a bold prediction that in the near future, the majority of X-ray products sold in the market […]
Imaging with Nanotechnology
Seven years ago, we explored the promise of nanotechnology and highlighted a UK startup called Endomagnetics that had developed a novel product to detect […]
Treatment is on Target
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is a treatment that employs ionising radiation to kill malignant cancer cells and is usually delivered by a […]
Breast Screening and Radiation
One of the reasons why some women are reluctant to subject themselves to an annual mammogram is a concern that […]
Breast Ultrasound and AI
In some countries, hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) examinations are widely used to screen healthy women for breast cancer because this modality […]
COVID-19 and Medical Imaging
The gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19 is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a technique for which its inventor, Kary […]
A New “Killer App” ?
In 1839, Gustav Rose discovered a novel mineral in the Ural Mountains of Russia which he named “perovskite” in honour of the […]
Protons vs Photons
X-rays, first discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895, are beams of photons that exhibit three intrinsic properties when passing through biological tissue. […]
Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk
Two articles published this week by the American Medical Association have important implications for medical imaging in general, and breast […]