Physics in Medicine & Biology latest papers http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155 Physics in Medicine & Biology publishes original and review articles covering the applications of theoretical and practical physics to medicine, physiology and biology. The journal enters its 50th year of publication in 2005 and enjoys a strong reputation among researchers and clinicians in 70 countries. Topics covered by the journal include radiotherapy physics, radiation dosimetry and metrology, the use of physical agents, such as ionising and non-ionising radiation, electromagnetic fields and ultrasound in diagnosis, imaging, biomedical optics, radiobiology and nuclear medicine. The journal is published on behalf of The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine by IOP Publishing. en-gb Copyright © IOP Publishing 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT http://syndication.iop.org/about/ custserv@iop.org (Customer Services) Physics in Medicine and Biology http://images.iop.org/website-logos/ejs_logo.png http://stacks.iop.org/ Radiation dose reduction in time-resolved CT angiography using highly constrained back projection reconstruction http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=013?rss=2.0 Author(s): Mark Supanich, Yinghua Tao, Brian Nett, Kari Pulfer, Jiang Hsieh, Patrick Turski, Charles Mistretta, Howard Rowley and Guang-Hong Chen<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin in Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin in Madison, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA; GE Medical Systems, 300 N, Grandview Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188, USA Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Absorption measurements on a new cone beam CT and IMRT compatible tabletop for use in external radiotherapy http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=N04?rss=2.0 Author(s): M Berg, J P Bangsgaard and I S Vogelius<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Medical Physics, Vejle Hospital, DK-7100 Vejle, Denmark; Department of Radiation Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT The photo-electric current in laser-Doppler flowmetry by Monte Carlo simulations http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=N03?rss=2.0 Author(s): Tiziano Binzoni, Terence S Leung and Dimitri Van De Ville<br>Affiliation(s): Departement des Neurosciences Fondamentales, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Departement de l'Imagerie et des Sciences de l'Information Medicale, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London, UK; Biomedical Imaging Group, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Experimental characterization and system simulations of depth of interaction PET detectors using 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm LSO arrays http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=015?rss=2.0 Author(s): Sara St James, Yongfeng Yang, Yibao Wu, Richard Farrell, Purushottam Dokhale, Kanai S Shah and Simon R Cherry<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, MA 02172, USA Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Forward projection of variable angle imaging geometry to reduce reconstruction uncertainty and simplify seed matching in a backprojection algorithm http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=014?rss=2.0 Author(s): T Meyer and I Kay<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Development of a dual modality imaging system: a combined gamma camera and optical imager http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=011?rss=2.0 Author(s): Jin Ho Jung, Yong Choi, Key Jo Hong, Byung Jun Min, Joon Young Choi, Yearn Seong Choe, Kyung-Han Lee and Byung-Tae Kim<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Systematic analysis of biological and physical limitations of proton beam range verification with offline PET/CT scans http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=008?rss=2.0 Author(s): A Knopf, K Parodi, T Bortfeld, H A Shih and H Paganetti<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Radiation Oncology, MGH and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Medical Physics, DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre and Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Introducing DeBRa: a detailed breast model for radiological studies http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=010?rss=2.0 Author(s): Andy K W Ma, Spencer Gunn and Dimitra G Darambara<br>Affiliation(s): Joint Department of Physics, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK; Dexela Ltd, Wenlock Business Centre, 50/52 Wharf Road, London N1 7SF, UK Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Induced current magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography of brain tissues based on the J-substitution algorithm: a simulation study http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=012?rss=2.0 Author(s): Yang Liu, Shanan Zhu and Bin He<br>Affiliation(s): College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 7-105 NHH, 312 Church Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT A Markov decision process approach to temporal modulation of dose fractions in radiation therapy planning http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=007?rss=2.0 Author(s): M Kim, A Ghate and M H Phillips<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Collimator optimization in SPECT based on a joint detection and localization task http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=005?rss=2.0 Author(s): Lili Zhou and Gene Gindi<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Radiology, Stony Brook University, NY 11790, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, NY 11790, USA Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Development of a positron probe for localization and excision of brain tumours during surgery http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=006?rss=2.0 Author(s): F Bogalhas, Y Charon, M-A Duval, F Lefebvre, S Palfi, L Pinot, R Siebert and L Menard<br>Affiliation(s): Laboratoire Imagerie et Modelisation en Neurobiologie et Cancerologie (UMR 8165), Campus d'Orsay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France; Service de neurochirurgie, CHU Henri Mondor, 94010 Creteil Cedex and URA CEA-CNRS 2210, 4 Place du General Leclerc, 91401 Orsay Cedex, France Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT An image-based skeletal tissue model for the ICRP reference newborn http://stacks.iop.org/0031-9155/54/i=14/a=009?rss=2.0 Author(s): Deanna Pafundi, Choonsik Lee, Christopher Watchman, Vincent Bourke, John Aris, Natalia Shagina, John Harrison, Tim Fell and Wesley Bolch<br>Affiliation(s): Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Chelyabinsk, Russia; Radiation Protection Division, Health Protection Agency, Chilton, UK; Address for correspondence: Advanced Laboratory for Radiation Dosimetry Studies (ALRADS), Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8300, USA Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT