Xuanhe Zhao is a professor of mechanical engineering and civil and environmental engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. On a sunny day in April, one of us (C.W.) jogged ...

The amount of data generated in healthcare is scaling at a rapid rate of 47% per year. So, how do you manage all that data and use it to improve patient care? Healthcare organizations today are being ...

Medical imaging technology is no longer just tied to radiology departments and cart-based systems. Handheld imaging devices can now be employed in any office or patient setting and can deliver fast ...

Electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) have become integral to modern radiotherapy quality assurance. Originally developed to verify patient positioning, these devices now offer enhanced digital ...

Scientists have developed a new, compact imaging device that is set to transform how we study the brain. The device marks a major step forward in transforming how neuroscientists study the brain. By ...

A technology which uses harmless light waves to measure activity in babies' brains has provided the most complete picture to date of brain functions like hearing, vision and cognitive processing ...