Potential Advantages of Bone Marrow Sparing IMRT in Cancer Cervix: A Dosimetric Evaluation [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Concurrent Chemoradiation (CRT) is the standard of care for locally advanced cervical cancer patients. Addition of chemotherapy to pelvic radiotherapy augments Haematological Toxicity (HT). Whether reducing the radiation dose to Bone Marrow
Neha Gupta +5 more
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Assessment of the added value of the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope in breast cancer diagnosis\ud [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose: Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is a recently developed breast cancer imaging technique. In order to enhance successful clinical implementation, we quantified the potential clinical value of different scenarios incorporating PA imaging by means of ...
Hilgerink, Marjolein P. +4 more
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Improving plan quality and consistency by standardization of dose constraints in prostate cancer patients treated with CyberKnife. [PDF]
, 2013 Treatment plans for prostate cancer patients undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are often challenging due to the proximity of organs at risk.
Carrara, Mauro +10 more
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Comparison of Hybrid IMRT Plans for Breast Cancer Utilizing the Variable Ratio of 3DCRT and IMRT Components to Establish an Optimal Plan for Target Coverage with Sparing Lung and Heart [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical PhysicsIntroduction: Intensity Modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric modulated arc therapy VMAT enhance PTV coverage, compliance, and homogeneity while minimizing heart and ipsilateral (IL) lung exposure.
SUBHAS HALDAR +2 more
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Evaluation of Patient Exposure After an Emergency Warm-Up of the CT X-Ray Tube [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research, 2020 A survey was performed to evaluate patient exposure after a procedure for the CT X-ray tube’s emergency warm-up, with the patient positioned on the table within the CT gantry.
Desislava Kostova-Lefterova +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni, 2023 Radiotherapy is a non-surgery therapy that employs ionizing radiation like X-ray or even radiation to cure cancer as a curative activity. Radiation dose rate analysis is required for the person who worked on radiotherapy to strengthen safety precautions ...
Ramacos Fardela +5 more
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Judicial Review of Uncertain Risks in Scientific Research [PDF]
, 2017 It is difficult to neutrally evaluate the risks posed by large-scale leading-edge science experiments. Traditional risk assessment is problematic in this context for multiple reasons. Also, such experiments can be insulated from challenge by manipulating
Johnson, Eric E.
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Aging changes complexity of heart rate dynamics assessed by entropy and Lyapunov exponent analysis
Geriatric Care, 2019 In recent years, many research groups are trying to quantify the physiological signals of an individual, proposing new models to assess the complex dynamics of biological control systems. Indeed, life coincides with the good handling of the structures in
Roberto Siciliano +3 more
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NRG Oncology Survey on Practice and Technology Use in SRT and SBRT Delivery
Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 PurposeTo assess stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT)/stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) practices by polling clinics participating in multi-institutional clinical trials.MethodsThe NRG Oncology Medical Physics Subcommittee distributed a survey consisting ...
Mikhail Chetvertkov +12 more
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Impact of Covid-19 Outbreak Pandemic on the Radiotherapy Practice: A Survey Study of Indian States
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2021 Background & objectives: Immunocompromised cancer patients are venerable for the infection and so the professionals involved in radiotherapy too. The objective of this online survey was to assess the impact of Covid-19 on radiotherapy practices, safety ...
Vindhyavasini Prasad Pandey +1 more
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