A successful first year: taking stock and looking ahead

Evaluation of radiation dose and image quality following changes to tube potential (kVp) in conventional paediatric chest radiography

Purpose: A study of radiation dose and image quality following changes to the tube potential (kVp) in paediatric chest radiography. Materials and Method: A total of 109 patients ranging from 1 month to 15 years were inc...

Leadership and management in quality radiology

The practice of medical imaging and interventional radiology are undergoing rapid change in recent years due to technological advances, workload escalation, workforce shortage, globalisation, corporatisation, commerciali...

Intensity modulated radiotherapy: advantages, limitations and future developments

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is widely used in clinical applications in developed countries, for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant diseases. This technique uses multiple radiation beams of non-unifo...

Incorporating PET information into radiation therapy planning

PET scanning, because of its impressive sensitivity and accuracy, is being incorporated into the standard staging workup for many cancers. These include lung cancer, lymphomas, head and neck cancers, and oesophageal canc...