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An extension to the OVH concept for knowledge‐based dose volume histogram prediction in lung tumor volumetric‐modulated arc therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) treatment planning allows a compromise between a sufficient coverage of the planning target volume (PTV) and a simultaneous sparing of organs‐at‐risk (OARs). Particularly in the case of lung tumors, deciding whether it is possible or worth spending more time on further improvements of a treatment
Johann Brand, Juliane Szkitsak, Oliver J. Ott, Christoph Bert, Stefan Speer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a digital platform to improve community response to overdose and prevention among harm reduction organizations

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
The overdose crisis in the USA remains a growing and urgent public health concern. Over 108,000 people died due to overdose during 2021. Fatal and non-fatal overdoses are under-reported in the USA due to current surveillance methods.
Kasey Claborn, Suzannah Creech, Fiona N. Conway, Nina M. Clinton, Katlyn T. Brinkley, Elizabeth Lippard, Tristan Ramos, Jake Samora, Aaron Miri, Justin Benzer   +9 more
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Treatment of opioid overdose: current approaches and recent advances

Psychopharmacology, 2022
The USA has recently entered the third decade of the opioid epidemic. Opioid overdose deaths reached a new record of over 74,000 in a 12-month period ending April 2021.
Stevie C. Britch, S. Walsh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Opioid Addiction 2016 Facts & Figures [PDF]

, 2016
National Opioid Overdose Epidemic* Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US, with 55,403 lethal drug overdoses in 2015. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers,

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Localization accuracy of 6‐second CBCT for lung IGRT with various breathing patterns

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The 6‐second cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquisition of the Ethos HyperSight (Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, USA) on‐board imaging system offers benefits, but could be too fast to accurately capture an average target position in a free‐breathing lung cancer patient. This study aimed to ascertain whether a 6‐second
Jihye Koo, Gage Redler, Vladimir Semenenko, Stephen A. Rosenberg, Emily Keit, Jacqueline M. Andreozzi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating access to supervised smoking facilities: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal
Introduction The implementation of supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) as a harm reduction intervention has public health benefits for people who inhale drugs, but there are significant knowledge gaps surrounding the perspectives of SSF visitors and ...
Courteney Wettemann, Jeffrey Morgan, Tara Taylor, Ardina Boll, Scott Maxwell, Lindsey Richardson, Seonaid Nolan, Jenna van Draanen   +7 more
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Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019

JAMA Network Open, 2022
Key Points Question Is there variation by sex and by racial and ethnic subgroups in rates of opioid overdose deaths among older adults over time? Findings In this cross-sectional study of opioid overdose deaths in older adults from 1999 to 2019, 79 893 ...
Maryann Mason, Rebekah Soliman, Howard S. Kim, L. Post   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medication used in intentional drug overdose in Flanders 2008-2013 [PDF]

, 2019
Background : Intentional drug overdose is the most common method of self-harm. As psychiatric disorders are very common in self-harm patients, the medication used to treat these disorders can become the means for the self-harm act.
Portzky, Gwendolyn, Rotsaert, Ine, Van Heeringen, Cornelis, Vancayseele, Nikita   +3 more
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Colchicine in overdose [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2016
Would colleagues please be aware of the devastating consequences of a significant colchicine …
openaire   +3 more sources

Colchicine Concentrations and Relationship With Colchicine Efficacy and Adverse Events: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Colchicine for Gout Flare Prophylaxis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to examine the relationship between colchicine plasma concentrations and clinical and demographic factors and to determine the relationship between colchicine concentrations and colchicine efficacy and colchicine‐specific adverse events.
Lisa K. Stamp, Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, Jill Drake, Janine Haslett, Peter Chapman, Daniel F. B. Wright, Christopher Frampton, Nicola Dalbeth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source