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Examining factors driving inequities in water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services in healthcare facilities in Ghana: An analysis of routine national data

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
In Ghana, little is known about the drivers of inequities of basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities (HCFs). We aim to examine the status and factors driving access to basic WASH services in Ghana.
Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Kingsley E. Amegah, Akosua Takyiwa Kwakye, Mary Eyram Ashinyo   +3 more
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A review of artificial intelligence in brachytherapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize brachytherapy's clinical workflow. This review comprehensively examines the application of AI, focusing on machine learning and deep learning, in various aspects of brachytherapy.
Jingchu Chen, Richard L. J. Qiu, Tonghe Wang, Shadab Momin, Xiaofeng Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assuring quality health care outcomes: lessons learned from car dealers?

Patient Related Outcome Measures, 2017
Joel E Dimsdale Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA Abstract: Health care systems want quality but struggle to find the right tools because, typically, they track quality in only one or two ways.
Dimsdale JE
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Impact of enhanced leaf model on dose calculation accuracy in single‐isocenter multitarget stereotactic radiosurgery treatments

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Single‐isocenter multitarget (SIMT) radiosurgery has become increasingly popular as advancement in planning and delivery systems have made this approach clinically viable. With targets varying in size and distance from isocenter, SIMT plans are highly complex with dynamic multileaf collimator (MLC) motion.
Hem Moktan, Hongyu Jiang, H. Harold Li, Kenny Guida   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commissioning of Halcyon enhanced leaf model in the Eclipse treatment planning system: Focus on simple slit fields and VMAT dose calculation

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The dual‐layer multileaf collimator (MLC) in Halcyon adds complexities to the dose calculation process owing to the variability of dosimetric characteristics with leaf motion. Recently, an enhanced leaf model (ELM) was developed to refine the MLC model in the Eclipse treatment planning system. This study investigates the performance of
Ryohei Miyasaka, Mari Shirai, Mitsunobu Igari, Yume Kojima, Yuki Kozawa, Toru Kawachi, Ryusuke Hara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the quality assurance system of dental professionals in Japan, the EU and the ASEAN

Japanese Dental Science Review, 2019
In recent years, the society requires a flexible response of the dental society to deal with changes in disease structure in the super-aging society in Japan.
Jun Tsuruta
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Closing the gap in plan quality: Leveraging deep‐learning dose prediction for adaptive radiotherapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Balancing quality and efficiency has been a challenge for online adaptive therapy. Most systems start the online re‐optimization with the original planning goals. While some systems allow planners to modify the planning goals, achieving a high‐quality plan within time constraints remains a common barrier.
Sean J. Domal, Austen Maniscalco, Justin Visak, Michael Dohopolski, Dominic Moon, Vladimir Avkshtol, Dan Nguyen, Steve Jiang, David Sher, Mu‐ Han Lin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of discriminant analysis in the refinement of customer satisfaction assessment

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To test discriminant analysis as a method of turning the information of a routine customer satisfaction survey (CSS) into a more accurate decision-making tool.
Verdessi BD, Jara G, Fuentes R, Gonzalez JC, Espejo F, Azevedo AC de   +5 more
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Impact of acceleration treatment on treatment plan and delivery qualities in tomotherapy for lung cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Acceleration treatment (AT) is a novel treatment planning parameter introduced in the tomotherapy‐dedicated treatment planning system, Precision. This study explores the effects of AT on tomotherapy plans using helical (TomoHelical) and direct (TomoDirect) irradiation techniques.
Ryosuke Shirata, Tatsuya Inoue, Yugo Ebinuma, Akihiro Yamano, Takayuki Yagihashi, Hironori Nagata, Yumiko Minagawa, Yuki Mukai, Akiko Sato, Motoko Omura   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Assurance in Health Care: Missions, Goals, Activities

Clinical Chemistry, 1975
Abstract The most challenging mission of medical personnel today is quality assurance in health care. To meet this challenge, the essential elements of a six-phase system for total quality control for the medical laboratory are outlined under the headings of design control, incoming material control, process control, output control ...
openaire   +3 more sources