''Ever since the 1985 discovery of buckminsterfullerene (formally known as C60), this molecule, with its perfect shape and high symmetry, has fascinated scientists, physicists, and chemists alike [1, 2, 3]. Similar to a soccer ball, the molecule consists ...'

''Proton therapy -- which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer -- is a hot topic at this year's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, which takes place from July 26 - 30 in Anaheim, CA. Ways to make the ...'

''The gold standard treatment for early-stage non small-cell lung cancer is surgical resection. Yet operative risk is prohibitive for many patients with this condition. Over half of patients who are given a diagnosis of lung cancer are 70 years of age or ...'

''This current paper (1) is part of the research aimied at developing more individualized and targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy. Recent improvement in radiation treatment outcome of prostate cancer mainly comes from radiation dose escalation ...'

''To date, more than 700 cases of SPTs have been reported in English literature. About 15% are known to present metastasis or recurrence. However, based on the conventional histopathology, it has been difficult to establish the criteria which could be ...'

''In July 2000, Sydney radiologist Adam Steinberg wrote to the professional body that represents his medical specialty. At the time, it was all the rage for doctor partnerships to sell their traditional practices to sharemarket-listed companies. Soon ...'

''NEW ORLEANS, La.?As many as 50 percent of all cardiac deaths due to disease in the heart's vessels occur in individuals with no prior history or symptoms of heart disease. In addition, standard coronary risk factors may fail to explain up to 50 percent ...'

''This article discusses CT radiation dose, the measurement of CT dose, and CT image quality. The most commonly used dose descriptor is CT dose index, which represents the dose to a location (e.g., depth) in a scanned volume from a complete series of ...'

''This procedure is reviewed by a physician with expertise in the area presented and is further reviewed by committees from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), comprising physicians with expertise ...'

''Since the death last year of Sir Godfrey Hounsfield there have been many tributes to him. Mostly in the form of obituaries, these have concentrated on the man and his lifetime's ...'