Fear psychosis for the medical physicists' profession in the worldwide COVID-19 crisis
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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Questionnaire-based Survey on Radiation Treatment Planning using Multimodality Facilities in Radiotherapy Centres across India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
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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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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Zemstvo doctor Vasyl Leontovych — the father of the dynasty of scientists
The article describes the life and professional activity of zemstvo doctor, a descendant of the Zaporozhian Cossacks Vasyl Fedorovych Leontovych (1842–1888). The young man was a graduate of the Yekaterynoslav Classical Gymnasium in 1862.
M.P. Chaban+2 more
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A Dosimetric Study of Volumetric Arc Modulation with RapidArc Versus Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy in Cervical Cancer Patients [PDF]
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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A Dosimetric Evaluation of Organs at Risk in Prostate Radiation Therapy using a MAGIC Gel Dosimeter [PDF]
Introduction: Multiple fields and presence of heterogeneities create complex dose distributions that need three dimensional dosimetry. In this work, we investigated MR-based MAGIC gel dosimetry as a three-dimensional dosimetry technique to measure the ...
Hamid Reza Sadoughi+5 more
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Safety in Pregnant (A Literature Review)
Radiation is a beam of energy that comes from particles or photons. Based on the ability to ionize matter, radiation can be grouped into non-ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation.
Ramacos Fardela+3 more
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Virtual Mentoring for Medical Physicists: Results of a Global Online Survey. [PDF]
Van Dyk J+3 more
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Background: One of the most prevalent head-and-neck tumors in Southeast Asia is nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Each year, NPC causes 84,400 new cases and 51,600 fatalities worldwide.
Nikhila Ponnachiparambil Chandrabose +5 more
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Primer on disability: Why accessibility is important for all medical physicists. [PDF]
Jones LE+6 more
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