Costs of raising the bar for medical physicists [PDF]
G. A. Davis
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Dosimetry Evaluation of Treatment Planning Systems in Patient-Specific 3D Printed Anthropomorphic Phantom for Breast Cancer after Mastectomy using a Single-Beam 3D-CRT Technique for Megavoltage Electron Radiation Therapy [PDF]
Background: The patient-specific 3D printed anthropomorphic phantom is used for breast cancer after mastectomy developed by the laboratory of medical physics and biophysics, Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia.
Endarko Endarko+5 more
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Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Versus Rapidarc in the Treatment of Carcinoma Left Breast – Finding the Optimal Radiation Therapy Technique [PDF]
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the dosimetric variations and treatment efficacy between intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and double-arc RapidArc for irradiation of carcinoma left breast, focusing on adequate target coverage, sparing of
Preety Negi+5 more
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Free Educational Android Mobile Application for Radiobiology. Evaluation of Radiation Oncologist and Medical Physicist [PDF]
The use of mobile devices and applications dedicated to different medical fields has improved the quality and facilitated medical care, especially in the last 10 years. The number of applications running on the software platforms of smart phones or other
Camil Ciprian MIRESTEAN+3 more
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Evaluation of Six-Dimensional Cranial Target Positioning Accuracy in Two Different Immobilization Methods Using Exactrac System [PDF]
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of two different immobilization methods in patient positioning in cranial radiotherapy.
Tamil Selvan Kasirajan+5 more
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Dosimetric Evaluation of 4 Field Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy and 7 Field Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation [PDF]
Background: The present study aimed to evaluate dosimetrically and correlate the lung and heart dose volume histogram (DVH) of the 4 field three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) with 7 field intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients ...
Chintamani Hanumantarao Sridhar+1 more
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Residency training for medical physicists
Faiz M. Khan
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The Effect of Total Fields' Area and Dose Distribution in Step and Shoot IMRT on Gamma Passing Rate Using OCTAVIUS 4D-1500 Detector Phantom [PDF]
Introduction: Quality assurance is necessary for every IMRT plan.Octavius 4D-1500 detector phantom is one of the new phantoms for determining the treatment plan quality. This study aimed to examine the IMRT plans using the Octavius 4D-1500 to ...
Abdulrahman Abdulbaqi+5 more
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The implications of the American Board of Radiology's decision to relinquish its specialty board designation on prospective authorized medical physicists (AMPs) and radiation safety officers (RSOs). [PDF]
Tien CJ+6 more
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A Comparative Dosimetric Study for the Treatment of Left-Sided Breast Cancer using Three-Dimensional Conformal Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold and Free-Breathing Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Techniques [PDF]
Introduction: Most women with left-sided breast cancer are at an increased risk of heartmorbidity and mortality from the adjuvant radiotherapy due to an increase in heart absorbed dose during radiotherapy treatment.
Mohammed Morsy+2 more
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