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A Quality Improvement Innovation for Reproductive Health Planning in the Time of COVID. [PDF]

Matern Child Health J, 2023
Davis SA, Knoll H, Ireland C, Frayne D.
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From 2D to 3D gamma passing rate tolerance and action limits for patient‐specific quality assurance in volumetric‐modulated arc therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) requires an accurate patient‐specific quality assurance (PSQA) program. In clinical practice, this is usually performed using the γ‐index and the two‐dimensional gamma passing rate (2D %GP). A three‐dimensional (3D) index incorporating the patient anatomy could be more useful for the 3D dose ...
Christos Zarros, George Patatoukas, Nikos Kollaros, Marina Chalkia, Andromachi Kougioumtzopoulou, Vasilios Kouloulias, Kalliopi Platoni   +6 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Revista Médica de Minas Gerais
Introduction: One of the health indicators of the newborn children is low birth weight (LBW) - weight less than 2,500g - which can be determined by the influence of several reasons, such as, maternal, fetal, placental and environmental factors ...
Glenia Junqueira Machado Medeiros, Maria de Lurdes Zanolli, André Moreno Morcillo   +2 more
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Economic Tools for Rural Health Planning [PDF]

The full contribution of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, etc to the rural economy often goes unrecognized. Quality health services are needed to attract businesses, and required for rural populations with a high proportion of elderly.
Doeksen, Gerald A.
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Modelling of a double‐scattering proton therapy nozzle using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code and analysis of linear energy transfer in patients treated for prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The dose‐averaged linear energy transfer (LETD) in proton therapy (PT) has in pre‐clinical studies been linked to the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of protons. Until recently, the most common PT delivery method in prostate cancer has been double‐scattered PT, with LETD only available through dedicated Monte Carlo (MC ...
Rasmus Klitgaard, Lars Fredrik Fjæra, Camilla Hanquist Stokkevåg, Perry Johnson, Mark Artz, Nancy Price Mendenhall, Curtis Bryant, Ludvig Paul Muren   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health care agreements as a tool for coordinating health and social services

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2014
Introduction: In 2007, a substantial reform changed the administrative boundaries of the Danish health care system and introduced health care agreements to be signed between municipal and regional authorities.
Andreas Rudkjøbing, Martin Strandberg-Larsen, Karsten Vrangbæk, John Sahl Andersen, Allan Krasnik   +4 more
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IJCM_296A: Assessment of burden of Long Covid, and it's determinants among patients with Long Covid in the rural community in Bengaluru Rural District – A community based cross sectional study.

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Longer-term consequences after SARS-CoV-2 infection are becoming an important burden to societies and healthcare systems. Long COVID-19 and post COVID-19 conditions are terms used clinically to describe ongoing or new symptoms that occur ...
Gowthami P
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The State of Reproductive Health and Rights: 50 State Report Card [PDF]

, 2014
The status of reproductive health and rights in the U.S. is at an historic crossroads. At the federal level, the Affordable Care Act is expanding insurance coverage for reproductive health services, but at the state level political assaults on Planned ...

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A review of artificial intelligence in brachytherapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize brachytherapy's clinical workflow. This review comprehensively examines the application of AI, focusing on machine learning and deep learning, in various aspects of brachytherapy.
Jingchu Chen, Richard L. J. Qiu, Tonghe Wang, Shadab Momin, Xiaofeng Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of joint health and safety units in occupational safety and health services: a field study and a scale

Medycyna Pracy
Background To protect employees against the hazards they may be exposed to during work, employers must provide preventive occupational safety and health (OSH) in international and national legislation.
Sule Sezgin, Murat Cal, Suleyman Ozdemir, Fatih Yilmaz   +3 more
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