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A small footprint couch‐top support device for image‐guided radiotherapy of heavy patients

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Patients with body weights close to or above 400 lbs present unique challenges in radiation therapy since the weight limit of most treatment couches decreases as the couch‐top extends toward the treatment gantry. The purpose of this work was to develop a small footprint couch‐top support platform to safely perform image‐guided ...
Huixiao Chen, Kevin Morley, Ronnie Rodriguez, Emily Draeger, Muhammad Shafiq ul Hassan, Zhe (Jay) Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Normative and Accounting Issues on Public Procurement of Services

CECCAR Business Review, 2023
The public procurement of services completes the portfolio of mechanisms through which the public sector responds to community members in terms of social needs, quality, cost, timeliness, accountability and sustainability.
Ileana Cosmina PITULICE, Aurelia ȘTEFĂNESCU   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Services Computing Meets Blockchain: Challenges and Opportunities [PDF]

Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, 2021, 2020
Services computing can offer a high-level abstraction to support diverse applications via encapsulating various computing infrastructures. Though services computing has greatly boosted the productivity of developers, it is faced with three main challenges: privacy and security risks, information silo, and pricing mechanisms and incentives.
arxiv  

Protonophore activity of short‐chain fatty acids induces their intracellular accumulation and acidification

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The protonated form of butyrate, as well as other short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs), is membrane permeable. In acidic extracellular environments, this can lead to intracellular accumulation of SCFAs and cytosolic acidification. This phenomenon will be particularly relevant in acidic environments such as the large intestine or tumor microenvironments ...
Muwei Jiang, Frans Bianchi, Geert van den Bogaart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Image quality improvement in low‐dose chest CT with deep learning image reconstruction

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives To investigate the clinical utility of deep learning image reconstruction (DLIR) for improving image quality in low‐dose chest CT in comparison with 40% adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction‐Veo (ASiR‐V40%) algorithm. Methods This retrospective study included 86 patients who underwent low‐dose CT for lung cancer screening ...
Qian Tian, Xinyu Li, Jianying Li, Yannan Cheng, Xinyi Niu, Shumeng Zhu, Wenting Xu, Jianxin Guo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safe abortion services for adolescents in Ghana

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Ghana has one of the most liberal abortion laws in Sub – Saharan Africa. The Ghanaian abortion law of 1985 permits abortion in cases of rape, incest or the “defilement of a female idiot;” if the life or health of the woman is in danger; or if there is ...
Luchuo Engelbert Bain
doaj   +1 more source

Country experiences in developing slum areas [PDF]

الرافدین للحقوق, 2020
Indiscriminate housing has become a major problem that weighs on both nations and residents, given the dimensions it creates that lead to the emergence of service, environmental, social, and economic problems as well as the salient feature and the ...
MUSTAFA AL NASRY, Radwan Hashem Hamdoun ALSHREFEE   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subpar reporting of pre‐analytical variables in RNA‐focused blood plasma studies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pre‐analytical variables strongly influence the analysis of extracellular RNA (cell‐free RNA; exRNA) derived from blood plasma. Their reporting is essential to allow interpretation and replication of results. By evaluating 200 exRNA studies, we pinpoint a lack of reporting pre‐analytical variables associated with blood collection, plasma preparation ...
Céleste Van Der Schueren, Philippe Decruyenaere, Francisco Avila Cobos, Johanna Bult, Jill Deleu, Laudonia Lidia Dipalo, Hetty Hilde Helsmoortel, Eva Hulstaert, Annelien Morlion, Elena Ramos Varas, Kathleen Schoofs, Wim Trypsteen, Eveline Vanden Eynde, Hanne Van Droogenbroeck, Kimberly Verniers, Jo Vandesompele, Anneleen Decock   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statistical process control to monitor use of a web‐based autoplanning tool

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To investigate the use of statistical process control (SPC) for quality assurance of an integrated web‐based autoplanning tool, Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA). Methods Automatically generated plans were downloaded and imported into two treatment planning systems (TPSs), RayStation and Eclipse, in which they were recalculated using ...
Hunter Mehrens, Raphael Douglas, Mary Gronberg, Kelly Nealon, Joy Zhang, Laurence Court   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

To assess physical and mental health status and utilization of aged care services among Iranian elderly people residence in Australia: comparative study with the rest of the other Australian elderly

Payesh, 2010
Objective(s): The present study explores the impact of acculturation on health status and use of health and community aged care services among elderly Iranian-born immigrants to Australia.
Aged care services utilization, ADL, Basic aged care services   +2 more
doaj