Diagnostics, 2020 The aim of this study was to determine the conversion factors for the effective dose (ED) per dose length product (DLP) for various computed tomography (CT) protocols based on the 2007 recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological ...
Sang-Kyung Lee +3 more
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Reduction of radiation dose for coronary computed tomography angiography using prospective electrocardiography-triggered high-pitch acquisition in clinical routine [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To evaluate the image quality, radiation exposure, and means of application in a group of patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) performed with low-dose prospective electrocardiography (ECG)-triggered acquisition ...
Chaosuwannakit, Narumol +1 more
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Весці Нацыянальнай акадэміі навук Беларусі: Серыя фізіка-тэхнічных навук, 2018 Assessment of radiation effect on nuclear power plant staff was made for design basis accident. The considered accident scenario includes spent fuel assembly drop into the reactor core or fuel pool during load-unload operations with fuel assemblies ...
V. I. Orlovskaya, A. G. Trifonov
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Radiation Absorbed Dose Evaluation of [177Lu] Lu-DOTMP Radiopharmaceutical in Man Based On Biodistribution Data in Wistar Rats [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical PhysicsIntroduction: Bone metastasis is the advanced stage of solid malignant tumors. Bone-avid beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals such as lutetium-177-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetramethylene phosphonic acid ([177Lu]Lu-DOTMP) are effectively ...
Reza Bagheri, Hassan Ranjbar
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Fish oil (n-3 fatty acids) in drug resistant epilepsy: a randomised placebo-controlled crossover study. [PDF]
, 2014 Backgroundn-3 fatty acids inhibit neuronal excitability and reduce seizures in animal models. High-dose fish oil has been explored in two randomised trials in drug resistant epilepsy with negative results.
DeGiorgio, Christopher M +6 more
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Assessment of dose due to exposure to indoor radon and thoron progeny [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2010 The components of the effective dose through inhalation from radon and its progeny are important for human health since they contribute to more than 50% of the total radiation dose from natural sources.
Prasad Ganesh +3 more
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Use of radiobiological modeling in treatment plan evaluation and optimization of prostate cancer radiotherapy [PDF]
, 2011 There are many tools available that are used to evaluate a radiotherapy treatment plan, such as isodose distribution charts, dose volume histograms (DVH), maximum, minimum and mean doses of the dose distributions as well as DVH point dose constraints ...
Baltas, Dimos +3 more
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Disintegrin targeting of an αvβ3 integrin-over-expressing high-metastatic human osteosarcoma with echistatin inhibits cell proliferation, migration, invasion and adhesion in vitro. [PDF]
, 2016 The in vitro efficacy of the disintegrin echistatin was tested on a high-metastatic variant of 143B human osteosarcoma, 143B-LM4, which over-expresses αvβ3 integrin. Echistatin is an RGD cyclic peptide and an antagonist of αvβ3 integrin.
Bouvet, Michael +7 more
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Radon concentration Measurements in Qaysare of Erbil City [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2015 In this study the assessment of indoor radon concentration in the air of Qaysare in Erbil city have been studied by using CR-39 Solid–State Nuclear Track Detector Technique.
Salih O. Haji +2 more
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Radiation dose assessment in multiple injured patients using whole-body computed tomography
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 Introduction: Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) is still debatable and a source of excessive radiation exposure when screening individuals with suspected blunt multiple trauma.
Mohamed M. Abuzaid +5 more
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