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A Comparative Study of Five Target Volume Definitions for Radiotherapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme [PDF]

Medicina
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to compare target volumes and organ-at-risk (OAR) doses using five different volume definitions in radiotherapy (RT) planning of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Kamuran Ibis, Kubra Ozkaya Toraman, Canan Koksal Akbas, Ozlem Guler Guniken, Korhan Kokce, Sezi Ceren Gunay, Rasim Meral, Musa Altun   +7 more
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Learning radiation oncology in Europe: Results of the ESTRO multidisciplinary survey

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2018
Introduction: Radiotherapy education can be very different across Europe, despite the publication of the ESTRO core curricula in 2011. The purpose of the current study is to map the different RO European education systems, to report their perceived ...
Jean Emmanuel Bibault, Pierfrancesco Franco, Wouter Van Elmpt   +2 more
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Professional practice changes in radiotherapy physics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2021
Background and purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed changes in radiotherapy (RT) departments worldwide. Medical physicists (MPs) are key healthcare professionals in maintaining safe and effective RT.
Jenny Bertholet, Marianne C. Aznar, Cristina Garibaldi, David Thwaites, Eduard Gershkevitsh, Daniela Thorwarth, Dirk Verellen, Ben Heijmen, Coen Hurkmans, Ludvig Muren, Kathrine Røe Redalen, Frank-André Siebert, Marco Schwarz, Wouter Van Elmpt, Dietmar Georg, Nuria Jornet, Catharine H. Clark   +16 more
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The role of alexithymia and empathy on radiation therapists’ professional quality of life

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2020
Background and purpose: Physical and mental well-being are crucial for oncology professionals as they affect performance at work. Personality traits, as alexithymia and empathy, may influence professional quality of life.
Pierfrancesco Franco, Valentina Tesio, Jenny Bertholet, Anne Gasnier, Elisabet Gonzalez del Portillo, Mateusz Spalek, Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Gerben Borst, Wouter Van Elmpt, Daniela Thorwarth, Laura Mullaney, Kathrine Røe Redalen, Ludwig Dubois, Cyrus Chargari, Sophie Perryck, Jolien Heukelom, Steven Petit, Myriam Lybeer, Lorys Castelli   +18 more
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An impact model to understand and improve work-life balance in early-career researchers in radiation oncology

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2022
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial effect on mental health and work productivity of early-career researchers working in Radiation Oncology (RO). However, the underlying mechanisms of these effects are unclear.
Carina Pittens, Jennifer Dhont, Steven Petit, Ludwig Dubois, Pierfrancesco Franco, Laura Mullaney, Marianne Aznar, Violet Petit-Steeghs, Jenny Bertholet   +8 more
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Professional quality of life and burnout among medical physicists working in radiation oncology: The role of alexithymia and empathy

Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2020
Background and purpose: The professional quality of life of radiation oncology professionals can be influenced by different contributing factors, including personality traits. Alexithymia involves deficits in emotion processing and awareness.
Marialaura Di Tella, Valentina Tesio, Jenny Bertholet, Anne Gasnier, Elisabet Gonzalez del Portillo, Mateusz Spalek, Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Gerben Borst, Wouter Van Elmpt, Daniela Thorwarth, Laura Mullaney, Kathrine Røe Redalen, Ludwig Dubois, Cyrus Chargari, Sophie Perryck, Steven Petit, Myriam Lybeer, Lorys Castelli, Pierfrancesco Franco   +18 more
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Can the Choice of Radiotherapy Delivery Technique Influence Which Target Delineation Protocol to Use? A Plan-Quality-Based Analysis in Left Breast Cancer

Asian Journal of Oncology, 2021
Introduction This study investigates the optimal target delineation protocol stratified by treatment planning technique in patients undergoing whole breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery.
Irfan Ahmad, Kundan Singh Chufal, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Alexis Andrew Miller, Ram Bajpai, Rahul Lal Chowdhary, Anjali Kakria Pahuja, Akanksha Chhabra, Munish Gairola   +8 more
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Catechol estrogens stimulate insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells via activation of the transient receptor potential A1 (TRPA1) channel [PDF]

, 2019
Estrogen hormones play an important role in controlling glucose homeostasis and pancreatic β-cell function. Despite the significance of estrogen hormones for regulation of glucose metabolism, little is known about the roles of endogenous estrogen ...
Cabrera, Over, Cerne, Rok, Chen, Xingjuan, Efanov, Alexander M., Ficorilli, James V., Ma, Wenzhen, Obukhov, Alexander G., Syed, Samreen K.   +7 more
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NÚMERO DE INSEMINAÇÕES ARTIFICIAIS POR ESTRO EM FÊMEAS SUÍNAS: ASSOCIAÇÃO COM O PERFIL ESTRAL E IMPACTO SOBRE O DESEMPENHO REPRODUTIVO

Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2010
Em suínos, é comum  a realização de múltiplas inseminações artificiais (IA) por estro, em função da longa duração do estro. Este estudo observacional teve o objetivo de verificar a associação entre o número de IA realizada por estro com a duração do ...
Marcus Vinicius Figueira de Alvarenga, Ivan Bianchi, Antonio Sergio Varela Júnior, Odirlei Calderam, Eduardo Schmitt, Marcio Nunes Corrêa, João Carlos Deschamps, Thomaz Lucia   +7 more
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Conducting research in Radiation Oncology remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic: Coping with isolation

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2020
Introduction: With the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals have been forced to follow strict social isolation guidelines. While crucial to control the pandemic, isolation might have a significant impact on productivity and mental health.
Jennifer Dhont, Marialaura Di Tella, Ludwig Dubois, Marianne Aznar, Steven Petit, Mateusz Spałek, Luca Boldrini, Pierfrancesco Franco, Jenny Bertholet   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source