Innovative Approaches for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Ionizing radiation technologies have been widely applied in the medical field for over a century, mainly in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Advances in imaging and therapy techniques and the development of new radiation modalities have provided healthcare professionals multiple options to diagnose and treat cancer patients more effectively than ever before. Clinical outcomes, particularly for disease sites that were previously difficult to detect or treat, have been dramatically improved by innovative technologies. However, the introduction of new technologies, i.e., the high-tech and high-precision auxiliary equipment in addition to the irradiation machines, has made the entire radiation imaging and treatment system increasingly complicated. A direct impact is that the technological innovations have also increased the challenges for practitioners, especially for medical physicists, whose clinical responsibilities have been increasingly expanded. Nevertheless, these challenges also provide new research opportunities to further improve clinical outcomes. The aim of this Special Issue in Radiation is to provide an up-to-date overview of innovations in experimental techniques, computational methods and instrumentation for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Topics related to solving current challenges in clinical dosimetry and imaging are welcome and include, but are not limited to, the following. The Monte Carlo methods are of extraordinary importance because they can be applied in almost any radiation-related work, especially helpful for conditions that are difficult to measure directly; therefore, Monte Carlo simulation studies are within the scope of this Special Issue. In addition, studies with other novel simulation or computation methods are of great importance and are welcome. Advances in radiation detection techniques for dosimetry or imaging are also welcome, including accurate small field and out-of-field dose measurements, magnetic field dosimetry, 3D or 4D dosimetry, and patient dose reduction during imaging. Feasibility studies to explore new imaging and treatment modalities or experiments in radiation physics, chemistry, and biology, such as ultra-high dose rate FLASH therapy, mini- or micro-beam irradiation, image-guided radiotherapy, and biological effect-guided therapy are also within the scope of this Special Issue. Furthermore, innovative methodologies for preclinical and clinical studies are welcome. Although radiation technologies have been applied in many different fields such as space radiation, industrial CT, and radiation sterilization, the scope of this Special Issue is limited to the medical applications of ionizing radiation.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Susanna Guatelli
Dr. Fada Guan
Dr. Sebastien Incerti
Guest Editors

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• medical imaging
• radiation therapy
• radiation dosimetry
• radiation detection and instrumentation
• Monte Carlo simulation
• computation in imaging and therapy
• radiation physics, chemistry, and biology experiments
• preclinical and clinical studies