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Abstract Purpose To generate high‐quality stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans for single cranial lesions using 4Pi planning technique and compare these to our clinical “status quo” plans. Methods Eighteen vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients previously planned with Varian Eclipse RapidArc and treated on a Varian TrueBeam using 6FFF MV photon beams ...
Ganesh Narayanasamy+4 more
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Reliability and Validity Research of Chinese Version of Cancer Appetite and Symptom Questionnaire
Objective To investigate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of cancer appetite and symptom questionnaire(CASQ). Methods CASQ Chinese questionnaire was formed using translation and back-translation, and performed on 88 cancer patients ...
ZHAO Xiaopeng+5 more
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The Reliability and Validity of FMS ver.a.j [PDF]
福盛・森川(2003)によってフォーカシング的態度を測定する体験過程尊重尺度(the Focusing Manner Scale;FMS)が開発されて以来、FMS を用いた研究が日本国内では盛んになされてきた。それらの研究結果は、Aoki, Kawasaki & Miyake(2009)によって英語で概観が発表されるまでは日本語でのみ発表されており、海外の研究者に知られることはなかった。筆者は日本国内外の研究者らと共に、英語版を試作したが、その過程で改定が成され、原版のFMS ...
Aoki Tsuyoshi, 青木 剛
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Automated rapidplan model validation using Eclipse scripting API
Abstract RapidPlan offers efficiency gains and quality improvements in treatment planning. Prior to its use in the clinic, it requires an extensive validation procedure in which established clinical plans and those generated by the model are compared. The manual iterative nature of this process is resource intensive, as numerous iterations are required
Bradley Beeksma+2 more
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Abstract Purpose This study aims to develop a CycleGAN based denoising model to enhance the quality of low‐dose PET (LDPET) images, making them as close as possible to standard‐dose PET (SDPET) images. Methods Using a Philips Vereos PET/CT system, whole‐body PET images of fluorine‐18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‐FDG) were acquired from 37 patients to ...
Yang Liu, ZhiWu Sun, HaoJia Liu
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Abstract Purpose The aim of this work was to report on the optimization, commissioning, and validation of a beam model using a commercial independent dose verification software RadCalc version 7.2 (Lifeline Software Inc, Tyler, TX, USA), along with 4 years of experience employing RadCalc for offline and online monitor unit (MU) verification on the ...
Urszula Jelen+3 more
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The prevalence of COPD in Indonesia is increasing. Over the world, COPD is predicted to be the third cause of death in 2020. As the chronic disease, quality of life became one of the outcome treatments of COPD.
P.D. Pratiwi, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the criterion validity of nutrition assessment tools for diagnosing protein-energy malnutrition in the older community setting [PDF]
Background: Accurate diagnosis is a key step in managing protein-energy malnutrition. This review seeks to determine the criterion (concurrent and predictive) validity and reliability of nutrition assessment tools in making a diagnosis of protein-energy
Craven, Dana L.+3 more
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Radiotherapy medical physics in the Philippines: A contemporary overview
Abstract Purpose With cancer ranking as the third leading cause of death in the Philippines and a disparity in healthcare resources across regions, this research aimed to assess the state of radiotherapy medical physics in the country. Methodology The study utilized a comprehensive online survey with 94 structured questions answered by 19 clinics ...
John Paul C. Cabahug+4 more
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Range of validity of transport equations
Transport equations can be derived from quantum field theory assuming a loss of information about the details of the initial state and a gradient expansion. While the latter can be systematically improved, the assumption about a memory loss is in general
Berges, Jurgen, Borsanyi, Szabolcs
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