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Quantitative evaluation of image recognition performance of fiducial markers in real-time tumor-tracking radiation therapy [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: To quantitatively evaluate and compare the image recognition performance of multiple fiducial markers available in real-time tumor-tracking radiation therapy (RTRT).
Takao, Seishin, Katoh, Norio, Miyamoto, Naoki, Abo, Daisuke, Morita, Ryo, Shimizu, Shinichi, Matsuura, Taeko, Shirato, Hiroki, Maeda, Kenichiro, Umegaki, Kikuo   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Food Waste Applications Beyond the West: Archetypes and Insights From China

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a major challenge for sustainable development, but digital solutions designed to reduce it remain unevenly distributed globally. Food waste mobile applications (FWMAs) have emerged as promising tools for reducing food surpluses through redistribution and improved household food management.
Jiequan Hong, Ralf Barkemeyer, Anicia Jaegler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced STag Marker System: Materials and Methods for Flexible Robot Localisation

Machines
Accurate localisation is key for the autonomy of mobile robots. Fiducial localisation utilises relative positions of markers physically deployed across an environment to determine a localisation estimate for a robot.
James R. Heselden, Dimitris Paparas, Robert L. Stevenson, Gautham P. Das   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar, Christopher Wickert, Svetlana Khapova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tumor track seeding: A new complication of fiducial marker insertion

Radiology Case Reports, 2014
In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Candidates for tumor ablation using CyberKnife® require fiducial placement in or near the target tumor to achieve precision.
Zeal Patel, MD, Michele Retrouvey, MD, Harlan Vingan, MD, Scott Williams, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

SDG Forward Faster in the Face of Geopolitical and Climate Risks: Does CEO Power Strengthen This Relationship?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a macroeconomic environment characterised by systemic disruptions and global uncertainty, companies are forced to reconfigure their sustainability strategies. This study examines the combined impact of geopolitical and climate risks on corporate commitment to and actual progress toward the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals ...
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez
wiley   +1 more source

Proprietà ipertermiche di markers fiduciali d’oro=Hyperthermia properties of gold fiducial markers

, 2018
Purpose: The combination of Radiotherapy and Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia (MFH) is gaining importance since it may offer new strategies for several oncological pathologies. In MFH magnetic nanoparticles are injected directly into the tumour and, under the
S. Gallo, L. Bonizzoni, F. Orsini, M. Avolio, P. Arosio, I. Veronese, M. Gargano, N. Ludwig, M. Cobianchi   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Three-Dimensional Binary Marker: A Novel Underwater Marker Applicable for Long-Term Deployment Scenarios

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Traditional 2D optical markers degrade quickly in underwater applications due to sediment accumulation and marine biofouling, becoming undetectable within weeks.
Alaaeddine Chaarani, Patryk Cieslak, Joan Esteba, Ivan Eichhardt, Pere Ridao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improved respiratory motion tracking through a novel fiducial marker placement guidance system during electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB)

Radiation Oncology, 2019
Background Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is a treatment option for patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and recurrent or oligometastatic disease who are not surgical candidates.
Hayley Stowe, Stella Ogake, Sunil Sharma, Suzanne Kelly, Morgan McDonald, Kayla Stanley, Paul Walker, Hyder Arastu, Carlos Anciano Granadillo, Mark Bowling, Andrew Ju   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chic-Marker:Fashionably Fusing Fiducial Markers into Apparel and Accessories [PDF]

This paper proposes Chic-Marker, a fashionable approach to integrating square fiducial markers into apparel and accessories. While square fiducial markers have found widespread use in industrial and entertainment sectors for precise object identification
Liang, Rong-Hao; id_orcid, van Iterson, Hannah, Feijs, Loe, Krueger, Holly, Toeters, Marina   +4 more
core   +1 more source