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Mitigation of Radiation Induced Pulmonary Vascular Injury by Delayed Treatment with Captopril [PDF]

, 2012
Background and Objective: A single dose of 10 Gy radiation to the thorax of rats results in decreased total lung angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity, pulmonary artery distensibility and distal vascular density while increasing pulmonary ...
Fish, Brian L., Jacobs, Elizabeth R., Medhora, Meetha M., Molthen, Robert C., Moulder, John E., Wu, QingPing   +5 more
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Medical management of ionizing radiation-induced skin injury

Radiation Protection and Environment, 2022
Skin radiation exposure occurs during planned or unplanned radiation events, such as radiotherapy or nuclear radiation accidents, respectively, resulting into acute and chronic effects depending upon the extent of the radiation exposure or contamination.
Himanshu Ojha, Vikram Choudhary, Deepti Sharma, Ashrit Nair, Navneet Sharma, Mallika Pathak, Hosakote Shivkumar, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Vinod Kaushik, Rahul Singhal, Rajeev Goel   +10 more
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Optimization concrete shielding composition composed of different minerals for neutron and gamma radiation emitted from 18 MeV Linac using Monte-Carlo simulation

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
This study was conducted to find the best combined ratio of galena, hematite and limonite in concrete shielding structure against neutron and gamma rays emitted from 18 MeV Linac source in radiation therapy centers.
MortazaviShahroudi SeyyedMohsen, Tavakoli Hassan, Pourimani Reza, Goodarzi Masumeh   +3 more
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Chronic radiation-induced brain changes after irradiation of endocranium [PDF]

Medicinski Podmladak, 2019
Introduction: Irradiation is an essential part of therapy for brain malignant tumors that can prolong life for terminally ill patients. However, it causes radiation-induced complications, divided into acute, early delayed and late complications, that all
Mudrić Maja, Boban Jasmina
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Hyperbaric oxygen and wound healing

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the use of 100% oxygen at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure. Today several approved applications and indications exist for HBOT. HBOT has been successfully used as adjunctive therapy for wound healing.
Sourabh Bhutani, Guruswamy Vishwanath
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Reducing dose for digital cranial radiography : The increased source to the image-receptor distance approach [PDF]

, 2013
This investigation proposes that an increased source to the image-receptor distance (SID) technique can be used to optimize occipital frontal and lateral cranial radiographs acquired with direct digital radiography.
Bath, Bontrager, Brennan, Brennan, Brennan, Butler, D'Sa, Desiree O’Leary, Dilger, Foley, Freitas, Graham, Grondin, Hansson, Hart, Heath, Hemdal, Humphreys, ICRP, Kay, Kebart, Kelly, Liu, Loubele, Maria Joyce, Mark McEntee, Martin, Pallant, Patrick C. Brennan, Poletti, Robinson, Sandstrom, Stiell, Tapiovaara, Uffmann, Whitley   +35 more
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Terminal Sterilization of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Allografts: A Systematic Review of Outcomes [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common and reconstruction can be completed with either autograft or allograft tissue. However, there is concern about an increased failure rate with allograft tissue.
Golijanin, Petar, Gross, Daniel, Parada, Stephen, Provencher, Matthew, Tarakemeh, Armin, Vopat, Bryan, Wong, Jeffery   +6 more
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Management of Radiation-induced Tissue Injuries: A Review of Current Treatment Strategies

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. Although radiation therapy remains an integral component in cancer treatment, the sequela of tissue damage can result in long-term morbidity and mortality for patients.
Richard Simman, MD, FACS, FACCWS, Karen Bach, BS, Fuad Abbas, BS, Kara Klomparens, BS, Bradley Joseph Brickman, BS   +4 more
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Ultrasound of the wrist ligaments [PDF]

, 2011
Injuries of the intrinsic and extrinsic wrist ligaments can lead to chronic wrist pain and carpal instability, while injuries of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) are a frequent cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain.
Vassallo, Pierre
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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