by | Apr 1, 2024 | Bugenhagen, Scott
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Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the current gold standard for grading coronary artery stenoses; however, more recent studies have demonstrated no significant improvement in primary patient outcomes when using FFR…
by | Mar 21, 2024 | Hu, Song, Ling, Jingwei, Yang, Shuo
— T-020656 – Deep Tissue Diagnostics with Disposable Fiber-Optic Device
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Researchers from the laboratory of Song Hu has developed a miniaturized fiber-optic device capable of minimally invasive measurements of deep-tissue biomechanical properties. The device can be rea…
by | Oct 18, 2023 | Hao, Yao, Knutson, Nels, Mahon, Rebecca "Nicky", Raman, Caleb, Reynoso, Francisco, Schmidt, Matthew, Sun, Baozhou, Wu, Yu
— Quality assurance is critical in the setup and operation of linear accelerators (LINACs) and requires significant time and expense
Before they can be put into use, new LINAC radiotherapy machines and their integrated treatment planning systems (TPSs) must go through a labor-intensive acceptance and…
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Chen, Qinghao, Tan, Yuewen, Zhang, Tiezhi, Zhou, Shuang
— Current cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) systems lack concurrent high-resolution imaging and speed
With current digital CBCT imaging technology, x-ray tube power limitations mean high-resolution images can only be achieved by reducing imaging speeds. In dental applications, CBCT suffers from im…
by | Aug 2, 2023 | Mutic, Sasa, Zhang, Tiezhi
— Existing LINACs inefficiently deliver non-coplanar beams
The goal of radiation treatment is to precisely deliver a prescribed radiation dose to the targeted tissue, while avoiding dosing the surrounding normal tissues and organs. These treatments require radiation beams to be delivered from multipl…