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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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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
Joseph B Mabula, Chalya, Phillipo L, Mahalu William, Lema, Monafisha K, Lema Monafisha K, Mahalu, William, Monafisha K Lema, Phillipo L Chalya, Mabula, Joseph B, Mabula Joseph B, Chalya Phillipo L, William Mahalu   +11 more
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +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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Further Characterization of the Mitigation of Radiation Lethality by Protective Wounding

, 2017
There continues to be a major effort in the United States to develop mitigators for the treatment of mass casualties that received high-intensity acute ionizing radiation exposures from the detonation of an improvised nuclear device during a radiological
Joy Garrett, Katharina Lane, Marc S. Mendonca, Lane, Katharina, Garrett, Joy, Rebecca Joel, Joel, Rebecca, Orschell, Christie M., Christie M. Orschell, Mendonca, Marc S., Joseph R. Dynlacht, Dynlacht, Joseph R.   +11 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Oncological treatment-related cystitis — pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

Nowotwory
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are commonly used in the treatment of pelvic cancers, including prostate, bladder, cervical, and rectal malignancies.
Piotr R. Bakuła, Maria Zasadzińska, Kamila Jałocha, Grzegorz Borowski   +3 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Acute and late toxicity in prostate cancer patients treated with moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy

Oncology in Clinical Practice
INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and a fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among men worldwide. Moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF-M) offers a shorter, effective alternative to conventional ...
Javier Cifuentes-Quin, Yiselle García-Montañez, Alexandra Hurtado-Ortiz, Jhonatan Cruz, Luis Olarte-Licht, Alejandra Mendoza-Monsalve, Maricel Licht-Ardila, Edgar Fabian Manrique Hernandez   +7 more
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