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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018 Advance directives emerged in the 1960s with the goal of empowering people to exert control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent years, that advance directives do not sufficiently capture the temporal and ...
Francesca Bosisio +3 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose The aim of this work was to report on the optimization, commissioning, and validation of a beam model using a commercial independent dose verification software RadCalc version 7.2 (Lifeline Software Inc, Tyler, TX, USA), along with 4 years of experience employing RadCalc for offline and online monitor unit (MU) verification on the ...
Urszula Jelen +3 more
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Advance Care Planning in Community-Dwelling Adults [PDF]
, 2020 : Advance care planning is a process that allows for patient autonomy at the end of life. Yet, less than 30% of Americans over the age of 65 have an advance care plan.
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Advance Care Planning: Should we be Discussing it with our Patients? [PDF]
, 2001 Julie Mador
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose/objective We propose a novel lattice deployment for spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) treatments. In this approach, a larger diameter high‐dose sphere is centrally placed in the bulky tumor mass and surrounded by smaller diameter high‐dose spheres.
Joshua Misa +2 more
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A training needs analysis of admiral nurses to facilitate advance care planning in dementia
Palliative Care, 2019 Education of health and social care professionals is essential in preparation to confidently and effectively support families affected by dementia to undertake advance care planning.
Karen Harrison Dening +3 more
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Planning After Stroke Survival: Advance Care Planning in the Stroke Clinic
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019 Background Stroke survivors have high rates of mortality and recurrent stroke. Stroke patients are often unable to participate in decision making, highlighting the need for advance care planning (ACP) in poststroke care.
Paul D. Johnson +5 more
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Integrating POLST into Palliative Care Guidelines: A Paradigm Shift in Advance Care Planning in Oncology [PDF]
, 2006 Patricia A. Bomba, Daniel Vermilyea
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is a highly effective treatment with precision for small, localized lesions. Proton therapy, characterized by the Bragg peak, offers superior dose conformity compared to photon‐based approaches. However, challenges remain in minimizing lateral penumbra and optimizing dose delivery, particularly for small
Chen‐Yu Chou +3 more
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