Ana Z. Santos , Sofia Rocha , Beatriz Carneiro , Nuno ATC Fernandes , Jorge Padrão , Óscar Carvalho
{"title":"Current state of elastography research in multiple anatomical structures and respective phantoms","authors":"Ana Z. Santos , Sofia Rocha , Beatriz Carneiro , Nuno ATC Fernandes , Jorge Padrão , Óscar Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Ultrasound elastography (USE) has gained significant attention in recent years as a non-invasive method for assessing tissue elasticity, offering the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy. With the quick development of this technique, there is a growing demand for calibrated phantoms to validate elastography systems. Therefore, the aim of this review was to provide insights into the current state of elastography research in multiple anatomical structures, which include: liver, breast, prostate, kidneys, blood vessels, heart, eyes, brain, muscles, tendons, and respective phantoms.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from January 2019 to May 2024, using specifically selected keywords, to identify relevant studies. Studies that did not use phantoms were not included in this review.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Elastography research uses a wide range of phantoms, mainly for validating innovative approaches and evaluating the performance of existing ones. Phantoms made from gelatin, agar, and poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel (PVA-C), along with commercially available phantoms, were the most common across the compiled papers.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Overall, an effort in the advancement of new elastography approaches is notorious, but the manufacturing of specialized phantoms that more accurately replicate the properties of living tissue remains a field with significant growth potential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ciaran Malone , Dylan Callens , Antony Carver , Christian Fiandra , Joana Matos Dias , Richard A Popple , Humberto Rocha , Wouter Crijns , Carlos E. Cardenas , Mark J. Gooding , Stine S. Korreman
{"title":"Is full-automation in radiotherapy treatment planning ready for take off?","authors":"Ciaran Malone , Dylan Callens , Antony Carver , Christian Fiandra , Joana Matos Dias , Richard A Popple , Humberto Rocha , Wouter Crijns , Carlos E. Cardenas , Mark J. Gooding , Stine S. Korreman","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105133","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105133","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105133"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145358118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michaela Walsh , Luis León-Vintró , Fergal O’Reilly , Nicholas J.B Brereton , Brendan McClean
{"title":"Radiobiome: investigating the functional resilience of gut microbiome species to radiation","authors":"Michaela Walsh , Luis León-Vintró , Fergal O’Reilly , Nicholas J.B Brereton , Brendan McClean","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105123","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145358178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Connolly, Paul Collins, Eamonn Hayes, Darren Coen
{"title":"The development of monthly quality assurance tasks on SNC Routine","authors":"David Connolly, Paul Collins, Eamonn Hayes, Darren Coen","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105162","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of a Monte Carlo dosimetry model for two C-arm CBCT systems using an anthropomorphic phantom and TLD measurements","authors":"Nina McWilliams , Jackie McCavana , Seán Cournane , Luis León Vintró","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105110"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pascaline Wangechi Abissi , Georgia Lymperopoulou , Vasileios-Petros Agrokostas , Vassilis Koutoulidis , Panagiotis Grigoropoulos , Evangelos Terpos , Lia Angela Moulopoulos , Martin Fiebich , Ioannis Seimenis
{"title":"Evaluation of cumulative radiation burden and associated risk in smouldering multiple myeloma patients monitored using recurrent whole-body low-dose CT imaging","authors":"Pascaline Wangechi Abissi , Georgia Lymperopoulou , Vasileios-Petros Agrokostas , Vassilis Koutoulidis , Panagiotis Grigoropoulos , Evangelos Terpos , Lia Angela Moulopoulos , Martin Fiebich , Ioannis Seimenis","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To assess the cumulative radiation burden and cancer risk associated with multiple whole-body low-dose computed tomography (WBLDCT) scans in patients with smouldering multiple myeloma (SMM).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cohort of 116 SMM patients who underwent recurrent (<em>n =</em> 2–7) WBLDCT examinations was studied. Patient-specific organ doses were estimated using CT dosimetry software (NCICT) whereas effective doses (ED) were estimated from NCICT and the dose-length product (DLP). Organ-specific and total lifetime-attributable risks (LAR) of cancer incidence were calculated per patient using the BEIR VII methodology.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Cumulative dose to the thyroid reached 66 mGy, whereas cumulative doses to salivary glands and eye lenses/balls exceeded 50 mGy. The median ED per WBLDCT examination was 5.6/4.6 mSv (female) and 5.8/3.4 mSv (male) using NCICT/DLP with the highest cumulative (<em>n = 7</em>) ED being 42.1 mSv. Lung cancer (female) and leukaemia (female/male) were associated with the highest risks related to WBLDCT procedures, with total LAR being 44 % higher in females compared to males. The median LAR per single exposure was 36/25 per 100,000 (female/male) with the median cumulative LAR being 85/58 per 100,000.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The theoretical radiogenic risk of cancer induction associated with multiple WBLDCT examinations for the active surveillance of a real-life SMM cohort appears to be two orders of magnitude lower than 10 % of SMM patients, which may progress to symptomatic MM requiring treatment. Dose optimisation is recommended for the WBLDCT protocol, as well as a patient-specific strategy for active SMM surveillance, but further research is needed to evaluate the role of early therapeutic interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105173"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145220470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Has AI changed how we contour? A comparative study of pre- and post-AI contouring practices","authors":"Ciaran Malone, Samantha Ryan, Jill Nicholson, Pierre Thirion, Aodh MacGairbhith, Sinead Brennan, Orla McArdle, Frances Duane, Gerard G. Hanna, Ruth Woods, Brendan McClean","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105114","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105114"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145360121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of an optimised radiation shielding set-up for a cardiology catheterisation lab","authors":"Áine Matthews, Ciara Hutchinson, Deborah Jacob, Ronan Faulkner, Thomas Heary, Aisling Walsh","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105135","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105135","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145361638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the attenuation effect on skin in contact with the OmniBoard immobilisation system for hypofractionated radiotherapy for rectal cancer using Monaco TPS and Proknow software","authors":"Lucy Griffiths, Sinead Cleary, Margaret Moore","doi":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejmp.2025.105163","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56092,"journal":{"name":"Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics","volume":"138 ","pages":"Article 105163"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}