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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

The risks of risk assessment: causal blind spots when using prediction models for treatment decisions [PDF]

arXiv
Prediction models are increasingly proposed for guiding treatment decisions, but most fail to address the special role of treatments, leading to inappropriate use. This paper highlights the limitations of using standard prediction models for treatment decision support.
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Plasma lipidomic and metabolomic profiles in high‐grade glioma patients before and after 72‐h presurgery water‐only fasting

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Presurgery 72‐h fasting in GB patients leads to adaptations of plasma lipids and polar metabolites. Fasting reduces lysophosphatidylcholines and increases free fatty acids, shifts triglycerides toward long‐chain TGs and increases branched‐chain amino acids, alpha aminobutyric acid, and uric acid.
Iris Divé, Lisa Hahnefeld, Katharina J. Wenger, Donat Kögel, Joachim Steinbach, Gerd Geisslinger, Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, Irmgard Tegeder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis confirmed by internal transcribed spacer and LSU rDNA D1–D2 sequencing

New Microbes and New Infections, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract We describe a case of fungal keratitis due to Beauveria bassiana in a farmer with Fuchs' dystrophy, treated with amphotericin B. Surgery with penetrating keratoplasty was necessary to resolve the lesions. Susceptibility testing and molecular sequencing permitted the identification and treatment of this rare aetiological agent of invasive ...
M. Ligozzi, L. Maccacaro, M. Passilongo, E. Pedrotti, G. Marchini, R. Koncan, G. Cornaglia, A. R. Centonze, G. Lo Cascio   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of different noise reduction techniques and template matching parameters on markerless tumor tracking using dual‐energy imaging

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the impact of various noise reduction algorithms and template matching parameters on the accuracy of markerless tumor tracking (MTT) using dual‐energy (DE) imaging. Methods A Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator was used to acquire a series of alternating 60 and 120 kVp images (over a 180° arc) using fast kV switching, on ...
Mandeep Kaur, Peter Wagstaff, Hassan Mostafavi, Mathias Lehmann, Daniel Morf, Liangjia Zhu, Hyejoo Kang, Michal Walczak, Matthew M. Harkenrider, John C. Roeske   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical and Social Aspects of the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: With Special Reference to Factors Affecting Prognosis [PDF]

, 1955
J. J. R. Duthie, M. Thompson, Mark Weir, William Fletcher   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Targeting the MDM2‐MDM4 interaction interface reveals an otherwise therapeutically active wild‐type p53 in colorectal cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study investigates an alternative approach to reactivating the oncosuppressor p53 in cancer. A short peptide targeting the association of the two p53 inhibitors, MDM2 and MDM4, induces an otherwise therapeutically active p53 with unique features that promote cell death and potentially reduce toxicity towards proliferating nontumor cells.
Sonia Valentini, Giada Mele, Marika Attili, Maria Rita Assenza, Fulvio Saccoccia, Francesca Sardina, Cinzia Rinaldo, Roberto Massari, Nicola Tirelli, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Fabiola Moretti   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Q fever outbreak in the terraced vineyards of Lavaux, Switzerland

New Microbes and New Infections, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) is a widespread zoonosis with low endemicity in Switzerland, therefore no mandatory public report was required. A cluster of initially ten human cases of acute Q fever infections characterized by prolonged fever, asthenia and mild hepatitis occurred in 2012 in the terraced vineyard of Lavaux ...
C. Bellini, I. Magouras, C. Chapuis‐Taillard, O. Clerc, E. Masserey, G. Peduto, O. Péter, S. Schaerrer, G. Schuepbach, G. Greub   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of an EPID in vivo monitoring system using local and external independent audit measurements

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose The aim of this work was to evaluate the SunCHECK PerFRACTION, the software for in vivo monitoring using EPID images. Materials/Methods First, the PerFRACTION ability to detect errors was investigated simulating two situations: (1) variation of LINAC output and (2) variation of the phantom thickness.
Samuel Ramalho Avelino, Juliana Rosada Dias, Taís Marques Peron, Gabriel Souza Vidal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some groups with planar boundaries [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
In this expository note, we illustrate phenomena and conjectures about boundaries of hyperbolic groups by considering the special cases of certain amalgams of hyperbolic groups. While doing so, we describe fundamental results on hyperbolic groups and their boundaries by Bowditch and Haissinsky, along with special treatments for the boundaries of free ...
arxiv