Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a way of improving the accuracy of medical needle-use in surgical simulation. Their breakthrough, the details of which have been published in ...

This Review highlights current areas of controversy and development in the field of transperineal permanent prostate seed implantation brachytherapy (PPI), in particular the technological evolution of ...

Anyone associated with ASCs is aware of the sweeping changes CMS has instituted to the facility payment system. Few specialties or procedures have undergone more changes than prostate brachytherapy.

The optical fibre sensor can be placed within a brachytherapy needle for direct tumour dose monitoring. (Courtesy: Biomed. Opt. Express 10.1364/BOE.385610) Low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy, in which ...

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Jessica Rodgers, winner of the 2019 John R Cameron Young Investigator competition, receives her award from AAPM chair of the board Bruce Thomadsen. (Courtesy: AAPM) Each year, the AAPM Annual Meeting ...

Source: Getty Images Enhanced deep-learning models have the potential to streamline prostate cancer brachytherapy treatment planning, according to investigators. New artificial intelligence (AI) ...

You may not want to face this fact if you’re afraid of needles, but it’s a simple truth: In the course of treating the spectrum of human medical conditions, doctors are often forced to stick large ...