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View article: Towards mitigating radiological health disparities using virtual strategies in global medical physics education: A RAD-AID International example
Towards mitigating radiological health disparities using virtual strategies in global medical physics education: A RAD-AID International example Open
The global distribution of radiological health services is extremely heterogeneous. In the past few years, it has been shown that approximately 90% of the population in the low-income world lacks access to radiotherapy and between one-half…
View article: Effects of a Self-Management Program on Adults with Stroke: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Effects of a Self-Management Program on Adults with Stroke: A Quasi-Experimental Study Open
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, underscoring the importance of effective self-management programs to improve the quality of life for survivors. Objectives: This study investigates the impact of the ComVida (B…
View article: Modeling dosimetric benefits from daily adaptive RT for gynecological cancer patients with and without knowledge‐based dose prediction
Modeling dosimetric benefits from daily adaptive RT for gynecological cancer patients with and without knowledge‐based dose prediction Open
Purpose Daily online adaptive radiotherapy (ART) improves dose metrics for gynecological cancer patients, but the on‐treatment process is resource‐intensive requiring longer appointments and additional time from the entire adaptive team. T…
View article: Influence of experimental parameters on the sorption behavior of Rare Earth Elements on manganese ferrite nanoparticles
Influence of experimental parameters on the sorption behavior of Rare Earth Elements on manganese ferrite nanoparticles Open
Rare Earth Elements (REE) are nearly irreplaceable in many technologies, but their supply is limited by geopolitical factors. Additionally, their exploration and refinement bring serious environmental consequences. As such, alternative sou…
View article: Forecasting patient-specific dosimetric benefit from daily online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer
Forecasting patient-specific dosimetric benefit from daily online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer Open
Objective . Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART) is an emerging technique for treating cancer patients which facilitates higher delivery accuracy and has the potential to reduce toxicity. However, ART is also resource-intensive, Requiring extra hum…
View article: Effects of priming therapies on motor dysfunctions and cortical excitability in stroke patients: systematic review
Effects of priming therapies on motor dysfunctions and cortical excitability in stroke patients: systematic review Open
Introduction: Approximately 90% of stroke patients are left with some type of functional limitation. A number of auxiliary techniques have emerged in the rehabilitation field, such as priming, which is an unconscious process associated wit…
View article: Forecasting per-patient dosimetric benefit from daily online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer
Forecasting per-patient dosimetric benefit from daily online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer Open
Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART) is an emerging technique for treating cancer patients which facilitates higher delivery accuracy and has the potential to reduce toxicity. However, ART is also resource-intensive, requiring extra human and machi…
View article: The current status and shortcomings of stereotactic radiosurgery
The current status and shortcomings of stereotactic radiosurgery Open
Background Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a common treatment for intracranial lesions. This work explores the state of SRS treatment delivery to characterize current treatment accuracy based on treatment parameters. Methods NCI clinica…
View article: Development of a stereoscopic CT metal artifact management algorithm using gantry angle tilts for head and neck patients
Development of a stereoscopic CT metal artifact management algorithm using gantry angle tilts for head and neck patients Open
Dental amalgams are a common source of artifacts in head and neck (HN) images. Commercial artifact reduction techniques have been offered, but are substantially ineffectual at reducing artifacts from dental amalgams, can produce additional…
View article: DEVELOPMENT OF A CT METAL ARTIFACT MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM FOR PROTON THERAPY PLANNING (AMPP) FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS
DEVELOPMENT OF A CT METAL ARTIFACT MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM FOR PROTON THERAPY PLANNING (AMPP) FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS Open
Purpose: Dental amalgams (high Z materials) are common sources of artifacts in Head and Neck (HN) images. Commercial artifact reduction techniques have been offered, but many are impractical, produce inaccurate CT images or are not clinica…
View article: Independent recalculation outperforms traditional measurement‐based IMRT QA methods in detecting unacceptable plans
Independent recalculation outperforms traditional measurement‐based IMRT QA methods in detecting unacceptable plans Open
Purpose To evaluate the performance of an independent recalculation and compare it against current measurement‐based patient specific intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) quality assurance (QA) in predicting unacceptable phantom re…
View article: Radiation Planning Assistant - A Streamlined, Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System
Radiation Planning Assistant - A Streamlined, Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System Open
The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) is a system developed for the fully automated creation of radiotherapy treatment plans, including volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for patients with head/neck cancer and 4-field box plans for…
View article: Radiation Planning Assistant - A Streamlined, Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System
Radiation Planning Assistant - A Streamlined, Fully Automated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System Open
The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) is a system developed for the fully automated creation of radiotherapy treatment plans, including volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for patients with head/neck cancer and 4-field box plans for…
View article: Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Transplanted Patients
Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Transplanted Patients Open
The carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE) dissemination among transplanted patients is increasing and with difficult control, worries infection preventionists, because these infections treatment are extremely difficult, leading …