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The impact of concentrated pig production in Flanders : a spatial analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Historically concentrated livestock production and, consequently, manure production and management in Belgium have resulted in severe environmental impacts.
Buysse, Jeroen   +4 more
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An investigation into the feasibility and efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for 1–3 cm single brain lesions on the ring‐mounted Halcyon LINAC

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose An evaluation of the accuracy, safety, and efficiency of the Halcyon ring delivery system (RDS) for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment to relatively small (1–3 cm) brain lesions. Methods After completing the extensive in‐house quality assurance checks including Winston–Lutz test and independent dose verification via MD Anderson ...
Kate Hazelwood   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxane therapy in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer in Italy: economic evaluation

open access: yesFarmeconomia: Health Economics and Therapeutic Pathways, 2006
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the leading cause of death in developed Countries and every year more than a million new cases are diagnosed worldwide. In Italy the prevalence of BC was estimated to be 1,070 per 100,000 at 31 December 1992.
Simona Ravera, Lorenzo G. Mantovani
doaj   +1 more source

Unsupervised non‐small cell lung cancer tumor segmentation using cycled generative adversarial network with similarity‐based discriminator

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Tumor segmentation is crucial for lung disease diagnosis and treatment. Most existing deep learning‐based automatic segmentation methods rely on manually annotated data for network training. Purpose This study aims to develop an unsupervised tumor segmentation network smic‐GAN by using a similarity‐driven generative adversarial ...
Chengyijue Fang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency in Deregulated Electricity Markets: Offer Cost Minimization vs. Payment Cost Minimization Auction

open access: yes, 2007
A payment cost minimization (PCM) auction has been proposed to solve the problem of inflated wholesale electricity prices. In the electricity industry, where even small changes in $/MW are worth tens of millions of dollars, it is highly important that ...
Baltaduonis, Rimvydas
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PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDY OF PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA TREATMENT WITH FIX COMBINATION OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS AND BETABLOCKERS

open access: yesФармакоэкономика, 2015
: pharmacoeconomic study of treatment primary open-angle glaucoma with fix combination of carbonic anhydrise inhibitors and betablockers by mean of cost-utility, willingness-to-pay, cost minimization and budget impact analysis was conducted. Results have
M. V. Protsenko
doaj  

Enhanced analysis of gating latency in 0.35T MR‐linac through innovative time synchronization of a motion phantom and plastic scintillation detector

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study aims to evaluate how different gantry angles, breathing rates (BPM), cine image speeds, and tracking algorithms affect beam on/off latency and the subsequent impact on target dose for a 0.35T MR‐Linac with a 6 MV FFF beam.
Mateb Al Khalifa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beam model development and clinical experience with RadCalc for treatment plan quality assurance in online adaptive workflow with an MR‐linac

open access: yesJournal 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
wiley   +1 more source

Home versus hospital immunoglobulin treatment for autoimmune neuropathies: A cost minimization analysis

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, 2018
Prior clinical trials have suggested that home‐based Ig treatment in multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) and its variant Lewis–Sumner syndrome (LSS) is safe and effective and is less ...
G. Le Masson   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Radiotherapy medical physics in the Philippines: A contemporary overview

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose With cancer ranking as the third leading cause of death in the Philippines and a disparity in healthcare resources across regions, this research aimed to assess the state of radiotherapy medical physics in the country. Methodology The study utilized a comprehensive online survey with 94 structured questions answered by 19 clinics ...
John Paul C. Cabahug   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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