MRI-Based Radiomics in Cancer: Unlocking Predictive Biomarkers
D. I. Amarasinghe, Department of Radiography & Radiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Cancer is one of the most lethal diseases globally due to its aggressive and heterogeneous nature. It often begins as a small cluster of mutated cells within complex tissue environments, making early diagnosis challenging. Imagine if a […]
A Milestone Experience: Moderating the SCMPCR E-learning Program on Brachytherapy Practices
The South Asian Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) is an autonomous, non-profit organization under the Alo Bhubon Trust (ABT), guided by its board of trustees. Bringing together philanthropic professionals worldwide, particularly from South Asia, SCMPCR collaborates on various projects through a unified platform and seeks support from multiple sources to fulfil its […]
Radiopharmaceutical Therapy: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Senthamizhchelvan Srinivasan, PhD, CHI Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, USA The use of radioactive materials in medicine dates to the discovery of Radium (Ra) by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. In 1934, Irene and Pierre Joliot-Curie demonstrated that stable elements could be made radioactive by exposing them to highly radioactive sources that emit alpha particles […]