News tagged with particle therapy

Research promises smaller, cheaper therapy machines that could revolutionise cancer treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Landmark technology that could revolutionise cancer therapy and pave the way for cleaner, safer nuclear reactors in the future, has been published in Nature Physics today. The pioneering EMMA ( ...

Physics / General Physics

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A 'magnetic' solution to identify and kill tumors

Though a valuable weapon against cancerous tumors, radiation therapy often harms healthy tissue as it tries to kill malignant cells. Now, Prof. Israel Gannot of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineering is ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Nanoparticles plus adult stem cells demolish plaque

A technique that combines nanotechnology with adult stem cells appears to destroy atherosclerotic plaque and rejuvenate the arteries, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nanomagnets guide stem cells to damaged tissue

Microscopic magnetic particles have been used to bring stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury in a new method designed to increase the capacity of cells to repair damaged tissue, UCL scientists announced today.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Plasmonic nanocrosses that heat up when illuminated can be used to kill cancer

Plasmonic nanoparticles are extremely sensitive to light, and even the tiniest amount can cause these particles to heat up. Scientists are now trying to use plasmonic nanoparticles in cancer therapy whereby ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Japanese hospital to test new cancer therapy

Medical researchers in Japan say they will start the world's first clinical studies of a radiation therapy using accelerator-based neutron beams to kill cancer cells.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Can aromatherapy produce harmful indoor air pollutants?

Spas that offer massage therapy using fragrant essential oils, called aromatherapy, may have elevated levels of potentially harmful indoor air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Applying particle physics expertise to cancer therapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are working with medical researchers at Loma Linda University Medical Center to develop a new imaging technology to guide proton therapy ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Compact cancer-therapy particle-delivery system patented

(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of an effort to make high-precision particle cancer therapy accessible to more patients, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has developed ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0