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View article: Dosimetric verification of point doses for I-125 implants designed by different manufacturers in prostate brachytherapy
Dosimetric verification of point doses for I-125 implants designed by different manufacturers in prostate brachytherapy Open
The choice of implant manufacturer strongly influences what dose distribution will be obtained for the prostate. It is possible to obtain satisfactory plans that meet the dosimetric criteria for each type of implant, but the positioning of…
View article: Dry Eye Disease as a Cause of Refractive Errors After Cataract Surgery – A Systematic Review
Dry Eye Disease as a Cause of Refractive Errors After Cataract Surgery – A Systematic Review Open
Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial ocular surface disorder characterized by loss of tear film homeostasis with associated ocular symptoms, like dryness, foreign body sensation, and inflammation. Numerous reports confirm an increase …
View article: Cellular Damage in the Target and Out-Of-Field Peripheral Organs during VMAT SBRT Prostate Radiotherapy: An In Vitro Phantom-Based Study
Cellular Damage in the Target and Out-Of-Field Peripheral Organs during VMAT SBRT Prostate Radiotherapy: An In Vitro Phantom-Based Study Open
Hypo-fractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment for prostate cancer (PCa). Although many studies have investigated the effects of SBRT on the prostate and adjacent organs, little is known about the ef…
View article: Influence of Specific Treatment Parameters on Nontarget and Out-of-Field Doses in a Phantom Model of Prostate SBRT with CyberKnife and TrueBeam
Influence of Specific Treatment Parameters on Nontarget and Out-of-Field Doses in a Phantom Model of Prostate SBRT with CyberKnife and TrueBeam Open
The aim of the study was to determine the influence of a key treatment plan and beam parameters on overall dose distribution and on doses in organs laying in further distance from the target during prostate SBRT. Multiple representative tr…
View article: Does CyberKnife improve dose distribution versus IMRT and VMAT on a linear accelerator in low-risk prostate cancer?
Does CyberKnife improve dose distribution versus IMRT and VMAT on a linear accelerator in low-risk prostate cancer? Open
Background Hypofractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer (PCa) can be delivered with the robot-assisted CyberKnife (CK) system or on a linear accelerator using dynamic intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMR…
View article: Development of a quasi‐humanoid phantom to perform dosimetric and radiobiological measurements for out‐of‐field doses from external beam radiation therapy
Development of a quasi‐humanoid phantom to perform dosimetric and radiobiological measurements for out‐of‐field doses from external beam radiation therapy Open
Our understanding of low dose, out‐of‐field radiation and their radiobiological effects are limited, in part due to the rapid technological advances in external beam radiotherapy, especially for non‐coplanar and dynamic techniques. Reliabl…
View article: Ultra-Hypofractionated Proton Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer: Passive Scattering versus Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy
Ultra-Hypofractionated Proton Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer: Passive Scattering versus Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Open
Few studies have directly compared passive scattering (PS) to intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) in the delivery of ultra-hypofractionated proton beams to the localized prostate cancer (PCa). In this preliminary study involving five…
View article: Final Results of GERDA on the Search for Neutrinoless Double-<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> Decay
Final Results of GERDA on the Search for Neutrinoless Double- Decay Open
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment searched for the lepton-number-violating neutrinoless double-β (0νββ) decay of ^{76}Ge, whose discovery would have far-reaching implications in cosmology and particle physics. By operating ba…
View article: First Search for Bosonic Superweakly Interacting Massive Particles with Masses up to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mi>MeV</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math> with GERDA
First Search for Bosonic Superweakly Interacting Massive Particles with Masses up to with GERDA Open
We present the first search for bosonic superweakly interacting massive particles (super-WIMPs) as keV-scale dark matter candidates performed with the GERDA experiment. GERDA is a neutrinoless double-β decay experiment which operates high-…
View article: SiPM proton irradiation for application in cosmic space
SiPM proton irradiation for application in cosmic space Open
This paper presents the results of the proton irradiation of silicon\nphotomulipliers (SiPMs) by mono-energetic 170 MeV protons with fluence up to\n4.6$\\times$10$^{9}$ particles/cm$^2$. In our work, three types of silicon\nphotodetectors …
View article: Modeling of GERDA Phase II data
Modeling of GERDA Phase II data Open
View article: Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium in a 6-year-old girl — a case report
Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium in a 6-year-old girl — a case report Open
Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) is a rare, benign, usually onesided disease that can cause significant painless vision loss. Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium is most c…
View article: Characterization of 30 $$^{76}$$Ge enriched Broad Energy Ge detectors for GERDA Phase II
Characterization of 30 $$^{76}$$Ge enriched Broad Energy Ge detectors for GERDA Phase II Open
View article: Probing Majorana neutrinos with double-β decay
Probing Majorana neutrinos with double-β decay Open
Looking for an exotic decay Neutrinos—elementary fermionic particles with no electrical charge—defy the standard model of particle physics by having a tiny, but nonzero mass. One explanation for their properties is that they are Majorana f…
View article: Functional and morphological results of treatment of macula-on and macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with pars plana vitrectomy and sulfur hexafluoride gas tamponade
Functional and morphological results of treatment of macula-on and macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with pars plana vitrectomy and sulfur hexafluoride gas tamponade Open
View article: Bilateral exudative retinal detachment in a patient with end-stage renal disease — a case report
Bilateral exudative retinal detachment in a patient with end-stage renal disease — a case report Open
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is one of the most severe chronic kidney diseases occurring with a frequency of 0.1% in the general population. Patients with ESRD are more at risk of ocular complications, therefore cooperation between a nep…
View article: Upgrade for Phase II of the Gerda experiment
Upgrade for Phase II of the Gerda experiment Open
View article: EP-1778: Long-term dose-response of Gafchromic EBT 2 film irradiated by proton beam and γ- rays
EP-1778: Long-term dose-response of Gafchromic EBT 2 film irradiated by proton beam and γ- rays Open
View article: GERDA results and the future perspectives for the neutrinoless double beta decay search using 76Ge
GERDA results and the future perspectives for the neutrinoless double beta decay search using 76Ge Open
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) is a low background experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN designed to search for the rare neutrinoless double beta decay ([Formula: see text]) of [Formula: see text]Ge. In…
View article: Improved Limit on Neutrinoless Double-<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:math> Decay of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Ge</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>76</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:mrow></mml:math> from GERDA Phase II
Improved Limit on Neutrinoless Double- Decay of from GERDA Phase II Open
The GERDA experiment searches for the lepton-number-violating neutrinoless double-β decay of ^{76}Ge (^{76}Ge→^{76}Se+2e^{-}) operating bare Ge diodes with an enriched ^{76}Ge fraction in liquid argon. The exposure for broad-energy germani…
View article: A case of macular hole formation by high-power laser pointer
A case of macular hole formation by high-power laser pointer Open
Laser pointers are omnipresent. They are used in many spheres of life, e.g. education, medicine, industry, entertainment, and military. The number of reports of eye injury caused by laser pointers when used improperly is growing. We report…
View article: First results from GERDA Phase II
First results from GERDA Phase II Open
Gerda is designed for a background-free search of 76Ge neutrinoless double-β decay, using bare Ge detectors in liquid Ar. The experiment was upgraded after the successful completion of Phase I to double the target mass and further reduce t…
View article: Active background suppression with the liquid argon scintillation veto of GERDA Phase II
Active background suppression with the liquid argon scintillation veto of GERDA Phase II Open
The observation of neutrinoless double beta decay would allow to shed light onto the particle nature of neutrinos. Gerda is aiming to perform a background-free search for this process using high purity germanium detectors enriched in 76Ge …
View article: Study of the GERDA Phase II background spectrum
Study of the GERDA Phase II background spectrum Open
The Gerda experiment, located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of INFN in Italy, searches for the neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay of 76Ge. Gerda Phase II is aiming to reach a sensitivity for the 0νββ half life of 102…
View article: Outcomes of vitrectomy in severe complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Outcomes of vitrectomy in severe complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy Open
INTRODUCTION. The aim of our study is to describe the anatomical and functional results of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) among diabetic patients treated due to tractional retinal detachment (TRD) or non-clearing vitreous haemorrhage (VH). MA…
View article: Limits on uranium and thorium bulk content in Gerda Phase I detectors
Limits on uranium and thorium bulk content in Gerda Phase I detectors Open
View article: Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with the GERDA experiment: Phase II
Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with the GERDA experiment: Phase II Open
The GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment, located at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory in Italy, is built for the search of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay in $^{76}$Ge. GERDA operates bare high purity germanium detectors submersed in li…
View article: Comprehensive treatment of Eales’ disease
Comprehensive treatment of Eales’ disease Open
Eales’ disease (ED) is an idiopathic, obliterative vasculopathy typically affecting the peripheral retina among healthy young adults. ED is characterised by retinal vasculitis, occlusion, and neovascularisation. The aetiology of the ED is …
View article: Intraoperative Macula Protection by Perfluorocarbon Liquid for the Metallic Intraocular Foreign Body Removal during 23-Gauge Vitrectomy
Intraoperative Macula Protection by Perfluorocarbon Liquid for the Metallic Intraocular Foreign Body Removal during 23-Gauge Vitrectomy Open
Purpose. To evaluate visual and safety outcomes of 23-gauge (G) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with application of perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) for intraoperative protection of the macula during intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal. Metho…
View article: Surgical Management of Traumatic Retinal Detachment with Primary Vitrectomy in Adult Patients
Surgical Management of Traumatic Retinal Detachment with Primary Vitrectomy in Adult Patients Open
Purpose. To evaluate functional and anatomical results of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in the retinal detachment (RD) followed by severe eye trauma. Methods. Retrospective analysis of medical records of forty-one consecutive patients treate…