Radiological emergencies and the medical physicist. [PDF]
Biomed Imaging Interv J, 2011 Hendee W.
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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]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2023 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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Evaluation of Six-Dimensional Cranial Target Positioning Accuracy in Two Different Immobilization Methods Using Exactrac System [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2020 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]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 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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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]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2021 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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Fear psychosis for the medical physicists' profession in the worldwide COVID-19 crisis
Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2021 Background: The coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread over 213 countries around the world and two international conveyances. This has become a cause of public health emergencies as well as a crisis internationally.
Mahasin Gazi, Biplab Sarkar
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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]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2021 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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Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research, 2020 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now become the largest global health issue. The World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, declared COVID-19 disease as a global pandemic.
Bhaveshwar Yadav +4 more
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Questionnaire-based Survey on Radiation Treatment Planning using Multimodality Facilities in Radiotherapy Centres across India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: India is a low-middle-income country, and there is an increase in the burden of cancer under Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) in past decades.
NK Bhudevi Soubhagya +6 more
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A Dosimetric Study of Volumetric Arc Modulation with RapidArc Versus Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy in Cervical Cancer Patients [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: The method of radiotherapy has moved away from two-dimensional and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy towards Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for advanced carcinomas.
Brijesh Goswami +6 more
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