Medical Physics Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Medical Physics, including details on medicine, radiotherapy, biomechanics, medical imaging.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 5 (May)

1. Reducing Radiation Dose in Rest-Stress Cardiac PET/CT by Single Poststress Cine CT for Attenuation Correction: Quantitative Validation.
   J Nucl Med, 49(5): 738-745. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Enhanced visualization of histological samples with an adjustable RGB contrast system with application for tissue used in photodynamic therapy.
   Microsc Res Tech, 71(6): 403-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Cerebral Blood Flow by Using Pulsed Arterial Spin-Labeling in Elderly Subjects with White Matter Hyperintensities.
   AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The impact of different dose-response parameters on biologically optimized IMRT in breast cancer.
   Phys Med Biol, 53(10): 2733-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Interactively variable isotropic resolution in computed tomography.
   Phys Med Biol, 53(10): 2693-713. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Technical note: comparing coherent and incoherent scatter effects for cone-beam CT.
   Phys Med Biol, 53(10): N175-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. One-stop-shop tumor imaging: buy hypoxia, get lactate free.
   J Clin Invest, 118(5): 1616-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Radon remediation of a two-storey UK dwelling by active sub-slab depressurisation: Effects and health implications of radon concentration distributions.
   Environ Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Design and instrumentation of new devices for performing appendectomy at colonoscopy (with video).
   Gastrointest Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Nonspherical Oscillations of Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles.
    Ultrasound Med Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Noninvasive Measurement of Local Thermal Diffusivity Using Backscattered Ultrasound and Focused Ultrasound Heating.
    Ultrasound Med Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. (Thermo)dynamic role of receptor flexibility, entropy, and motional correlation in protein-ligand binding.
    Chemphyschem, 9(7): 983-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Synthesis and Screening of Mono- and Di-Aryl Technetium and Rhenium Metallocarboranes. A New Class of Probes for the Estrogen Receptor.
    J Med Chem, 51(9): 2833-2844. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Establishing measurement traceability for national laboratories: Results of an IAEA comparison of (131)I.
    Appl Radiat Isot, 66(6): 954-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Age-specific effective doses for pediatric MSCT examinations at a large children's hospital using DLP conversion coefficients: a simple estimation method.
    Pediatr Radiol, 38(6): 645-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Comparison of patient dose in two-dimensional carotid arteriography and three-dimensional rotational angiography.
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 31(3): 477-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Structural basis for the unusual specificity of Escherichia coli aminopeptidase N.
    Biochemistry, 47(19): 5303-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Endogenous tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) requires TNF receptor type 2 to generate heat hyperalgesia in a mouse cancer model.
    J Neurosci, 28(19): 5072-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Springs and speeds in free energy reconstruction from irreversible single-molecule pulling experiments.
    J Phys Chem B, 112(19): 5892-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. SAR characteristics of the Sigma-60-Ellipse applicator.
    Int J Hyperthermia, 24(4): 347-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Metastasis to the pancreas: characterization by morphology and contrast enhancement features on CT and MRI.
    Pancreatology, 8(2): 199-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. IEC STANDARDS FOR RADIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT: ISSUES FOR THE INDUSTRY AND FOR END USERS.
    Radiat Prot Dosimetry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Design and characterization of a tissue-equivalent CVD-diamond detector for clinical dosimetry in high-energy photon beams.
    Phys Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Influence of membrane potentials upon reversible protonation of acidic residues from the OmpF eyelet.
    Biophys Chem, 135(1): 32-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Bactericidal effect of solar water disinfection under real sunlight conditions.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 74(10): 2997-3001. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Early mucosal reactions during and after head-and-neck radiotherapy: dependence of treatment tolerance on radiation dose and schedule duration.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(2): 625-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Correction to Kasibhatla et al. How much radiation is the chemotherapy worth in advanced head and neck cancer? (Int j radiat oncol biol phys 2007;68:1491-1495).
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(2): 326-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Principal component analysis for the comparison of metabolic profiles from human rectal cancer biopsies and colorectal xenografts using high-resolution magic angle spinning 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    Mol Cancer, 7: 33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Chromosomal radiosensitivity in head and neck cancer patients: evidence for genetic predisposition?
    Br J Cancer, 98(10): 1723-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Evidence of limited motion of the prostate by carefully emptying the rectum as assessed by daily MVCT image guidance with helical tomotherapy.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(2): 611-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Response to multiple radiation doses of fibroblasts over-expressing dominant negative ku70.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(2): 533-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Informatics in Radiology: GUIBOLD: a graphical user interface for image reconstruction and data analysis in susceptibility-weighted MR imaging.
    Radiographics, 28(3): 639-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Glioma grading by using histogram analysis of blood volume heterogeneity from MR-derived cerebral blood volume maps.
    Radiology, 247(3): 808-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Modelling the effect of lead and other materials for shielding of the fetus in CT pulmonary angiography.
    Br J Radiol, 81(966): 499-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. A phantom study of dose compensation behind hip prosthesis using portal dosimetry and dynamic MLC.
    Radiother Oncol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Evaluation of structure-function relationships in asthma using multidetector CT and hyperpolarized He-3 MRI.
    Acad Radiol, 15(6): 753-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Detection of 14-3-3zeta in cerebrospinal fluid following experimentally evoked seizures.
    Biomarkers, 13(4): 377-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Phospholipid compositions of sera and synovial fluids from dog, human and horse: a comparison by (31)P-NMR and MALDI-TOF MS.
    J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Relationship between Ultrasonic Attenuation, Size and Axial Strain Parameters for ex vivo Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque.
    Ultrasound Med Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The reaction between phosphatidylethanolamines and HOCl investigated by TLC: Fading of the dye primuline is induced by dichloramines.
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 867(2): 233-237. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Diameter measurement from images of fluorescent cylinders embedded in tissue.
    Med Biol Eng Comput, 46(6): 589-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Changes in morphology of in situ forming PLGA implant prepared by different polymer molecular weight and its effect on release behavior.
    J Pharm Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Iberiotoxin-sensitive large conductance Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) (BK) channels regulate the spike configuration in the burst firing of cerebellar Purkinje neurons.
    Brain Res, 1212: 1-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Vasomotion dynamics following calcium spiking depend on both cell signalling and limited constriction velocity in rat mesenteric small arteries.
    J Cell Mol Med, 12(3): 899-913. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Multimodal Silica-Shelled Quantum Dots: Direct Intracellular Delivery, Photosensitization, Toxic, and Microcirculation Effects.
    Bioconjug Chem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Flat Panel Detector Angiographic CT in the Management of Aneurysmal Rupture During Coil Embolization.
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Biochromoendoscopy: molecular imaging with capsule endoscopy for detection of adenomas of the GI tract.
    Gastrointest Endosc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Plasminogen activator inhibitor in human tears after laser refractive surgery.
    J Cataract Refract Surg, 34(6): 897-901. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. An assessment of GafChromic film for measuring 50 kV and 100 kV percentage depth dose curves.
    Phys Med Biol, 53(11): N209-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Characterization of a novel micro-irradiator using Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations.
    Phys Med Biol, 53(11): 2971-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Design of a radiation facility for very small specimens used in radiobiology studies.
    Phys Med Biol, 53(11): 2953-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Depletion of 14-3-3 zeta elicits endoplasmic reticulum stress and cell death, and increases vulnerability to kainate-induced injury in mouse hippocampal cultures.
    J Neurochem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Monte Carlo simulation and analysis of proton energy-deposition patterns in the Bragg peak.
    Phys Med Biol, 53(11): 2857-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Instantiation and registration of statistical shape models of the femur and pelvis using 3D ultrasound imaging.
    Med Image Anal, 12(3): 358-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Oxygen-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Influence of Different Gas Delivery Methods on the T1-changes of the Lungs.
    Invest Radiol, 43(6): 427-432. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Effect of X-ray Tube Parameters, Iodine Concentration, and Patient Size on Image Quality in Pulmonary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Chest-Phantom-Study.
    Invest Radiol, 43(6): 374-381. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Detection of Pulmonary Nodules With Move-During-Scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Free-Breathing Turbo Inversion Recovery Magnitude Sequence.
    Invest Radiol, 43(6): 359-367. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Involvement of opioidergic system of the ventral hippocampus, the nucleus accumbens or the central amygdala in anxiety-related behavior.
    Life Sci, 82(23): 1175-1181. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. A detailed evaluation of the individual health benefits arising in a domestic property following radon remediation--a case-study in Northamptonshire, U.K.
    J Environ Radioact, 99(7): 1175-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Modeling the clinical assessment of men with suspected obstructed voiding using Bayes' Theorem.
    Neurourol Urodyn. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Entropic contributions and the influence of the hydrophobic environment in promiscuous protein-protein association.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(21): 7456-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence factor trehalose dimycolate imparts desiccation resistance to model mycobacterial membranes.
    Biophys J, 94(12): 4718-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. A practical guide to single-molecule FRET.
    Nat Methods, 5(6): 507-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Multimodal imaging of human early visual cortex by combining functional and molecular measurements with fMRI and PET.
    Neuroimage, 41(2): 204-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Investigation of spatial resolution, partial volume effects and smoothing in functional MRI using artificial 3D time series.
    Neuroimage, 41(2): 346-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Response of contrast agents to ultrasound.
    Adv Drug Deliv Rev, 60(10): 1117-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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