Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Radiology has sometimes been described as more of an art than a science. Now a medical student and artist in New York City is demonstrating the concept literally by producing artwork based on CT scans of common household objects.
Satre Stuelke scans everyday items -- including toys, food, and electronics -- and colorizes them using the OsiriX open-source software, according to a story by staff editor Nicole Pettit. The resulting images provide a look at the internal workings of many familiar objects we take for granted.
What do you think? Take a look at the images and the story by clicking here, or visit our CT Digital Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
Early radiation therapy
In other news, scheduling radiation therapy procedures to occur in the morning may reduce side effects for patients with head and neck cancer, according to a story by staff writer Cynthia E. Keen that we're featuring this week in our Radiation Oncology Digital Community.
The story describes how Canadian researchers compared outcomes for two groups of patients with head and neck cancer: one group that received fractionation radiation therapy in the morning and a second group that was treated in the afternoon.
They found that the morning group had a lower incidence of certain side effects, such as severe mucositis, fatigue, and weight loss. Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit the community at radiation.auntminnie.com.
