Posts Tagged ‘MRI’

Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 16 June

By Lena | 16 Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bang goes the theory: Scientists claim dark matter that makes up most of universe ‘may not exist’ Dark matter and energy – the mysterious substances thought to make up 96 per cent of the universe – may not exist, a report carried out by Durham University physicists claims. Daily Mail Imran Khan says “to plug [...]

Breakthrough in radiotherapy promises targeted cancer treatment

By Lena | 20 May, 2009 | 1 Comment
Breakthrough in radiotherapy promises targeted cancer treatment

  Radiotheraphy equipmentCurrent radiation therapy treatment damages a patient’s healthy tissue as well as eradicating the tumour it is intended to destroy, making the treatment especially invasive and often causing nasty side effects. A new development in radiotherapy will enable a far more precise and accurate treatment for cancerous tumours by using real-time images to [...]

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