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Treatment planning with a 2.5 MV photon beam for radiation therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose The shallow depth of maximum dose and higher dose fall‐off gradient of a 2.5 MV beam along the central axis that is available for imaging on linear accelerators is investigated for treatment of shallow tumors and sparing the organs at risk (OARs) beyond it.
Navid Khaledi, Chris Hayes, Louise Belshaw, Mark Grattan, Rao Khan, James L. Gräfe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Active Tuberculosis Treatments

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: The disease burden of active tuberculosis (TB) is considerable, but systematic reviews of economic evaluations of active TB treatments are scarce.Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases were used to search for articles on ...
Joo-Young Byun, Hye-Lin Kim, Eui-Kyung Lee, Sun-Hong Kwon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of different noise reduction techniques and template matching parameters on markerless tumor tracking using dual‐energy imaging

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the impact of various noise reduction algorithms and template matching parameters on the accuracy of markerless tumor tracking (MTT) using dual‐energy (DE) imaging. Methods A Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator was used to acquire a series of alternating 60 and 120 kVp images (over a 180° arc) using fast kV switching, on ...
Mandeep Kaur, Peter Wagstaff, Hassan Mostafavi, Mathias Lehmann, Daniel Morf, Liangjia Zhu, Hyejoo Kang, Michal Walczak, Matthew M. Harkenrider, John C. Roeske   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic evaluation of using pesticides to control cutaneous leishmaniasis in Isfahan

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2018
Objective: Pesticides have been used as the main part of the national cutaneous leishmaniasis control program for serveral years in Iran. However, the cost-effectiveness of this strategy has not been yet analyzed.
Ehsanallah Jafari, Maryam Moeeni, Reza Fadaei, Reza Rezayatmand   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost‐utility analysis of radiofrequency ablation versus optimal medical therapy in managing supraventricular tachycardia among Filipinos

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2023
Background Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the standard of care in the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Its cost‐effectiveness in an emerging Asian country has not been studied.
Giselle G. Gervacio, Miharu J. M. Kimwell, Erdie C. Fadreguilan, Denese C. De Guzman, E. A. Gabriel, Clara S. Tolentino, Gladys R. S. David   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-utility analysis of ceftolozane/tazobactam vs meropenem in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HABP) or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VABP)

Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment, 2022
Obiettivo: Questo studio ha lo scopo di valutare il rapporto costo-efficacia di ceftolozano/tazobactam rispetto a meropenem per il trattamento di pazienti con polmonite acquisita in ospedale (HABP) o polmonite associata a ventilazione meccanica (VABP ...
Francesco Saverio Mennini, Martina Paoletti, Chiara Bini, Andrea Marcellusi, Marco Falcone, Massimo Andreoni   +5 more
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The efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, methotrexate triple therapy in preventing relapse among patients with rheumatoid arthritis achieving clinical remission or low disease activity: the study protocol of a randomized controlled clinical Trial (ESCoRT study)

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2021
Background Tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors (TNFi) is effective for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail to conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs).
Juan Zhao, Wei Zhou, Yangfeng Wu, Ping Ji, Li Yang, Xiaoyan Yan, Zhuoli Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS: FEATURES AND CONSTRAINTS [PDF]

Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2018
The purpose of the paper is to consider the main provisions of methods of analysis of the effectiveness of public sector projects. A number of issues remain controversial in the methodology of analysing costs and benefits.
Volodymyr Lipkan, Lydmyla Vasutynska, Tetyana Syvak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biologics for severe, chronic plaque psoriasis: An Australian cost-utility analysisCapsule Summary

JAAD International, 2021
Background: Biologics are a good therapeutic option for severe, chronic plaque psoriasis; however, they come with significant cost to the health care system.
Helen Y. Sun, BSc(Med)Hons, Elena Keller, MHEcon, Harish Suresh, BAct(Co-op), Deshan F. Sebaratnam, FACD   +3 more
doaj  

Convergence Analysis For Non Linear System Of Parabolic Variational Inequalities [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
This work aims to provide a comprehensive and unified numerical analysis for non linear system of parabolic variational inequalities (PVIs) subject to Dirichlet boundary condition. This analysis enables us to establish an existence of the exact solution to the considered model and to prove the convergence for the approximate solution and its ...
arxiv