J. Patrick Reilly (1937–2024)J. Patrick Reilly died on October 28 in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 87. He was a leader in the field of bioelectricity, and…1d ago1d ago
Willi Kalender (1949–2024)Medical physicist Willi Kalender died on October 20 at the age of 75. Kalender was an inventor of spiral computed tomography. Russ Hobbie…Nov 29Nov 29
From Brownian Motion to Virtual Biopsy: A Historical Perspective from 40 years of Diffusion MRIDenis Le Bihan recently published an open access review article in the Japanese Journal of Radiology titled “From Brownian Motion to…Nov 22Nov 22
Trusted Information on Public HealthWhere can you find trusted information about public health? Ordinarily, I would say from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the…Nov 151Nov 151
International Day of Medical Physics PosterYesterday was the International Day of Medical Physics. This event is organized by the International Organization for Medical Physics, and…Nov 8Nov 8
The Republican War on ScienceThe Republican War on Science opened a new front yesterday. Donald Trump is now saying that if elected he will let Robert F. Kennedy Jr…Nov 1Nov 1
Why Are Oxygen and Nitrogen Not Greenhouse Gases But Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor Are?In last week’s blog post about A Toy Model for Climate Change, I wroteNov 1Nov 1
A Continuum Model for Volume and Solute Transport in a PoreAs Gene Surdutovich and I prepare the 6th edition of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, we have to make many difficult…Oct 18Oct 18
Extracellular Magnetic Measurements to Determine the Transmembrane Action Potential and the…Forty years ago today I was attending my first scientific meeting: The Society for Neuroscience 14th Annual Meeting, held in Anaheim…Oct 11Oct 11