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Preparing for a “dirty bomb” attack: the optimum mix of medical countermeasure resources
Military Medical Research, 2021 Background In radiological emergencies with radionuclide incorporation, decorporation treatment is particularly effective if started early. Treating all people potentially contaminated (“urgent treatment”) may require large antidote stockpiles.
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 Background Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the main treatment for acute radiation sickness, especially after fatal radiation. The determination of HSCT for radiation patients is mainly based on radiation dose, hemogram and bone marrow ...
Shixiang Zhou +11 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Despite the continued controversy over defining an optimal delivery mechanism, the critical role of adjuvant radiation in the management of surgically resected primary and metastatic brain tumors remains one of the universally accepted standards in neuro-
Christopher P. Cifarelli +2 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 The fundamental basis in the development of novel radiotherapy methods is in-vitro cellular studies. To assess different endpoints of cellular reactions to irradiation like proliferation, cell cycle arrest, and cell death, several assays are used in ...
Sarah Rudigkeit +6 more
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Life, 2023 Primary mucosal melanoma (PMM) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are two aggressive malignancies, characterized by intrinsic radio-chemoresistance and neurotropism, a histological feature resulting in frequent perineural invasion (PNI ...
Alexandra Charalampopoulou +10 more
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Introduction to radiobiology of targeted radionuclide therapy
Frontiers in Medicine, 2015 During the last decades, new radionuclide-based targeted therapies have emerged as efficient tools for cancer treatment. Targeted radionuclide therapies (TRT) are based on a multidisciplinary approach that involves the cooperation of specialists in ...
Jean-Pierre ePOUGET +6 more
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Cells, 2023 Radiation therapy is one of the most effective tools in cancer therapy. However, success varies individually, necessitating improved understanding of radiobiology.
Julia Raitanen +5 more
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Impact of breast size on dosimetry and radiobiology of VMAT left-sided breast-conserving conventional fractionation radiotherapy under setup errors. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysZheng C, Cai D, Zhong Q, Dou W, Yuan B.
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Challenges in Monte Carlo Simulations as Clinical and Research Tool in Particle Therapy: A Review
Frontiers in Physics, 2020 The use and interest in Monte Carlo (MC) techniques in the field of medical physics have been rapidly increasing in the past years. This is the case especially in particle therapy, where accurate simulations of different physics processes in complex ...
S. Muraro, G. Battistoni, A.C. Kraan
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Medical management of victims contaminated with radionuclides after a “dirty bomb” attack
Military Medical Research, 2018 A wide spectrum of scenarios may lead to radiation incidents and the liberation of radioactive material. In the case of a terrorist attack by a “dirty bomb”, there is a risk of mechanical and thermal trauma, external irradiation, superficial ...
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