(Lebanon, NH 1/22/14) — A scientific breakthrough may give the field of radiation oncology new tools to increase the precision and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping doctors ...

Developing a dosimetry technique: Spectrally-integrated Cherenkov light intensity at the patient surface for a molecular radiation treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma, with radioisotope uptake ...

Lesley Jarvis and Brian Pogue are investigating the use of Cherenkov imaging for real-time monitoring of radiotherapy delivery. (Courtesy: Mark Washburn, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health) Cancer patients ...

The article on Cherenkov light in “Explain it in 60 seconds” (Aug 09) provides a concise and helpful explanation of Cherenkov radiation to readers. Vitaly Ginzburg, the Russian physicist who died ...

LEBANON – Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center is the first cancer center in the world to install BeamSite Cherenkov imaging cameras in its radiotherapy treatment rooms.

Cherenkov imaging is a valuable cancer treatment tool that can help doctors track and monitor radiation doses received by tissues during cancer therapy in real time. This imaging technique works by ...

While the Cherenkov effect has been utilized in astrophysics and particle physics for decades, its potential for biomedical use has only been explored for the past few years. The applications are ...