title: Imaging as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in clinical oncology.
abstract: According to the WHO report published in 2010, about 13% of all deaths are due to cancer. Of these, lung, liver, stomach, colon and breast cancer are the most prevalent. It was also reported that about 30% of the deaths due to cancer can be avoided, if diagnosed and treated early. Hence, there is an urgent need to diagnose these cancers efficiently. Various imaging and therapeutic methods have been proposed and used to accurately detect cancer. In this special two issues, there are eight papers covering different aspects of oncology using various imaging or therapeutic methods.
authors: Eddie Yin-Kwee Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
authors: Eddie Yin-Kwee
authors: EY
authors: Ng
authors: Rajendra U
authors: RU
authors: Acharya
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