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View article: Static load-bearing capacity of multi-planar tubular DK-joints reinforced with FRP composites in offshore wind turbine foundations
Static load-bearing capacity of multi-planar tubular DK-joints reinforced with FRP composites in offshore wind turbine foundations Open
View article: Arms Positioning Effect on Dose Distribution in Target and Organs at Risk in Breast Radiotherapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery
Arms Positioning Effect on Dose Distribution in Target and Organs at Risk in Breast Radiotherapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery Open
Purpose: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the patient’s arm positioning on dose distribution in Planning Target Volume (PTV) and Organs At Risk (OARs) in radiotherapy after …
View article: Estimation of Radiation-Induced Secondary Cancer Risk in Lung Cancer Patients Following Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy
Estimation of Radiation-Induced Secondary Cancer Risk in Lung Cancer Patients Following Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Open
Purpose: Lung cancer treatment often involves radiotherapy, which can lead to an increased risk of secondary cancers in sensitive organs and Organs At Risk (OARs). Understanding this risk is crucial for optimizing treatment strategies and …
View article: Evaluation of Conventional Treatment Planning Techniques for Radiotherapy of Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Dosimetric Comparison between Male and Female Patients
Evaluation of Conventional Treatment Planning Techniques for Radiotherapy of Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Dosimetric Comparison between Male and Female Patients Open
Purpose: Gastro-Esophageal (GE) junction cancer has been increasingly prevalent worldwide. This study aims to compare dosimetric and radiobiological parameters for target areas and Organs At Risk (OARs) in men and women patients diagnosed …
View article: Filters Effect on Image Quality of 177Lu-DOTATATE SPECT Images for Neuro-Endocrine Tumors Scanning
Filters Effect on Image Quality of 177Lu-DOTATATE SPECT Images for Neuro-Endocrine Tumors Scanning Open
Purpose: The quality of the image in SPECT scans depends on the imaging parameters which are determined experimentally in the field of nuclear medicine. Designing a dedicated scanning parameter for 177Lu-DOTATATE SPECT images is required t…
View article: Internal Dosimetry in Patients Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-[DOTA0-Tyr3 octerotate: A Single-Center Experience
Internal Dosimetry in Patients Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-[DOTA0-Tyr3 octerotate: A Single-Center Experience Open
Purpose: Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-DOTATATE (177 Lu DOTA-TATE therapy is a form of PRRT which targets Somatostatin Receptors (SSR). It is a form of targeted drug delivery, which is applicable to treat neuroend…
View article: Comparison study between different treatment planning techniques for medulloblastoma in terms of dosimetry, radiobiology, and secondary cancer risk
Comparison study between different treatment planning techniques for medulloblastoma in terms of dosimetry, radiobiology, and secondary cancer risk Open
Aim: To compare three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for medulloblastoma patients by evaluating dosimetry, radiobiology, and second…
View article: A randomized controlled trial on the effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation on depression, anxiety, and craving in addicted male patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment
A randomized controlled trial on the effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation on depression, anxiety, and craving in addicted male patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment Open
View article: Compressing Structured Tensor Algebra
Compressing Structured Tensor Algebra Open
Tensor algebra is a crucial component for data-intensive workloads such as machine learning and scientific computing. As the complexity of data grows, scientists often encounter a dilemma between the highly specialized dense tensor algebra…
View article: PyTond: Efficient Python Data Science on the Shoulders of Databases
PyTond: Efficient Python Data Science on the Shoulders of Databases Open
Python data science libraries such as Pandas and NumPy have recently gained immense popularity. Although these libraries are feature-rich and easy to use, their scalability limitations require more robust computational resources. In this p…
View article: Effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in treatment of premature ejaculation: a randomized clinical trial
Effect of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in treatment of premature ejaculation: a randomized clinical trial Open
Background Premature ejaculation is one of the most common male sexual dysfunction, affecting approximately 30% of men. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and at the same time the safety of the cranial electrotherapy stimula…
View article: Machine learning-based diagnosis and risk classification of coronary artery disease using myocardial perfusion imaging SPECT: A radiomics study
Machine learning-based diagnosis and risk classification of coronary artery disease using myocardial perfusion imaging SPECT: A radiomics study Open
View article: Incidence risk assessment of secondary cancer due to radiotherapy of women with rectal cancer using BEIR VII, EPA, and ICRP models
Incidence risk assessment of secondary cancer due to radiotherapy of women with rectal cancer using BEIR VII, EPA, and ICRP models Open
Based on the obtained results, radiotherapy of rectal cancer is relatively higher for the bladder and femur head, compared to the risk for other organs, the kidney risk is significantly lower. It was observed that the SCR from the ICRP mod…
View article: Investigation of TG-43 Dosimetric Parameters for 192Ir Brachytherapy Source Using GATE Monte Carlo Code
Investigation of TG-43 Dosimetric Parameters for 192Ir Brachytherapy Source Using GATE Monte Carlo Code Open
Purpose: According to the revised Task Group number 43 recommendations, a brachytherapy source must be validated against a similar or identical source before its clinical application. The purpose of this investigation is to verify the dosi…
View article: Automatic Diagnosis of Stage of COVID-19 Patients using an Ensemble of Transfer Learning with Convolutional Neural Networks Based on Computed Tomography Images
Automatic Diagnosis of Stage of COVID-19 Patients using an Ensemble of Transfer Learning with Convolutional Neural Networks Based on Computed Tomography Images Open
Background: Diagnosis of the stage of COVID-19 patients using the chest computed tomography (CT) can help the physician in making decisions on the length of time required for hospitalization and adequate selection of patient care. This dia…
View article: Compiling Structured Tensor Algebra
Compiling Structured Tensor Algebra Open
Tensor algebra is essential for data-intensive workloads in various computational domains. Computational scientists face a trade-off between the specialization degree provided by dense tensor algebra and the algorithmic efficiency that lev…
View article: Comparison of PRIMO Monte Carlo code and Eclipse treatment planning system in calculation of dosimetric parameters in brain cancer radiotherapy
Comparison of PRIMO Monte Carlo code and Eclipse treatment planning system in calculation of dosimetric parameters in brain cancer radiotherapy Open
Based on the results of this study, the PRIMO code can be utilized to simulate a medical linac with good accuracy and to evaluate the accuracy of treatment plans for patients with brain cancer.
View article: Assessment of Field-in-Field, 3-Field, and 4-Field Treatment Planning Methods for Radiotherapy of Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer
Assessment of Field-in-Field, 3-Field, and 4-Field Treatment Planning Methods for Radiotherapy of Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer Open
The FIF technique showed better performance for treating patients with gastro-esophageal junction tumors, in terms of dose homogeneity in the target, conformity of the radiation field with the target volume, TCP, less dose to healthy organ…
View article: Automatic diagnosis of severity of COVID-19 patients using an ensemble of transfer learning models with convolutional neural networks in CT images
Automatic diagnosis of severity of COVID-19 patients using an ensemble of transfer learning models with convolutional neural networks in CT images Open
Introduction: Quantification of lung involvement in COVID-19 using chest Computed tomography (CT) scan can help physicians to evaluate the progression of the disease or treatment response. This paper presents an automatic deep transfer lea…
View article: Detection of stage of lung changes in COVID-19 disease based on CT images: a radiomics approach
Detection of stage of lung changes in COVID-19 disease based on CT images: a radiomics approach Open
View article: Hinted Dictionaries: Efficient Functional Ordered Sets and Maps
Hinted Dictionaries: Efficient Functional Ordered Sets and Maps Open
This article introduces hinted dictionaries for expressing efficient ordered sets and maps functionally. As opposed to the traditional ordered dictionaries with logarithmic operations, hinted dictionaries can achieve better performance by …
View article: BEBIG 60Co HDR brachytherapy source dosimetric parameters validation using GATE Geant4-based simulation code
BEBIG 60Co HDR brachytherapy source dosimetric parameters validation using GATE Geant4-based simulation code Open
Findings from this investigation revealed that the validation of the HDR 60Co source is feasible by the GATE Geant4-based Monte Carlo code. As a result, the GATE Monte Carlo code can be used for the verification of the brachythe…
View article: Fine-Tuning Data Structures for Analytical Query Processing
Fine-Tuning Data Structures for Analytical Query Processing Open
We introduce a framework for automatically choosing data structures to support efficient computation of analytical workloads. Our contributions are twofold. First, we introduce a novel low-level intermediate language that can express the a…
View article: Radiation Dose to Medical Staff from Administering<sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA-DKFZ-617 Therapy
Radiation Dose to Medical Staff from Administering<sup>177</sup>Lu-PSMA-DKFZ-617 Therapy Open
The number of radioligand therapy applications for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer has been continuously rising in most nuclear medicine departments in Iran, but to our knowledge, no one has studied the dose to staff who pe…
View article: Patient-Specific Dosimetry in Radioligand Therapy (RLT) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Using 177Lu-DKFZ-PSMA-617
Patient-Specific Dosimetry in Radioligand Therapy (RLT) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Using 177Lu-DKFZ-PSMA-617 Open
View article: INVESTING MICRODSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Sr HEXAFERRITE COMPOSITES DOPPED WITH Cu/La BY SELF-COMBUSTION METHOD
INVESTING MICRODSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Sr HEXAFERRITE COMPOSITES DOPPED WITH Cu/La BY SELF-COMBUSTION METHOD Open
INVESTING MICRODSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Sr HEXAFERRITE COMPOSITES DOPPED WITH Cu/La BY SELF-COMBUSTION METHOD
View article: INVESTING MICRODSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Sr HEXAFERRITE COMPOSITES DOPPED WITH Cu/La BY SELF-COMBUSTION METHOD
INVESTING MICRODSTRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF Sr HEXAFERRITE COMPOSITES DOPPED WITH Cu/La BY SELF-COMBUSTION METHOD Open
Strontium hexaferrite M-type nanoparticles doped with La and Cu (SrFe12-xCuxO19-Sr1-xLaxFe12-xCuxO19) with different mole fractions (x=0.1-0.2-0.3-0.4-0.5) synthesized by self-combustion sol-gel technique. Firstly, a gel of metal nitrates …
View article: Evaluation of glandular dose in mammography in presence of breast cysts using Monte Carlo simulation
Evaluation of glandular dose in mammography in presence of breast cysts using Monte Carlo simulation Open
Background: Normalized glandular dose (DgN) is an important dosimetric quantity in mammography. Aim: In this study, the effect of the presence of breast cysts and their size, number and location on DgN is evaluated. Materials and methods: …
View article: A comparison of symmetry and flatness measurements in small electron fields by different dosimeters in electron beam radiotherapy
A comparison of symmetry and flatness measurements in small electron fields by different dosimeters in electron beam radiotherapy Open
BACKGROUND: Symmetry and flatness are two quantities which should be evaluated in the commissioning and quality control of an electron beam in electron beam radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to compare symmetry and flatness obtained u…
View article: Patient effective dose estimation for routine computed tomography examinations in Iran
Patient effective dose estimation for routine computed tomography examinations in Iran Open
Background: The present study intended to determine and report patient effective dose on the basis of patients and exposure data. Materials and methods: A nationwide computed tomography (CT) survey was provided as a report of patient doses…