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Enhancing tumor’s skin photothermal therapy using Gold nanoparticles : a Monte Carlo simulation
The aim of this study is to investigate how the introduction of Gold nanoparticles GNPs into a skin tumor affects the ability to absorb laser light...
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Managing delayed or missed pregabalin doses in patients with focal epilepsy: a Monte Carlo simulation study
BackgroundDelayed or missed doses are inevitable in epilepsy pharmacotherapy. The current remedial measures recommended by the United States Food and...
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Quantitative validation of Monte Carlo SPECT simulation: application to a Mediso AnyScan GATE simulation
BackgroundMonte Carlo (MC) simulations are used in nuclear medicine imaging as they provide unparalleled insight into processes that are not directly...
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Monte carlo simulation study on the dose and dose-averaged linear energy transfer distributions in carbon ion radiotherapy
Dose-averaged linear energy transfer (LET d ) is conventionally evaluated from the relative biological effectiveness (RBE)-LET d fitted function used in...
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Investigation of ionization chamber perturbation factors using proton beam and Fano cavity test for the Monte Carlo simulation code PHITS
The reference dose for clinical proton beam therapy is based on ionization chamber dosimetry. However, data on uncertainties in proton dosimetry are...
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Evaluating the efficacy of different antibiotics against Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis using Monte Carlo simulation
BackgroundWith the widespread use of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is worsening. The objective of this study was to...
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Monte Carlo simulation study to explore optimum conditions for Astatine-211 SPECT
211 At is a promising nuclide for targeted radioisotope therapy. Direct imaging of this nuclide is important for in vivo evaluation of its...
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Modeling optical fluence and diffuse reflectance distribution in normal and cancerous breast tissues exposed to planar and Gaussian NIR beam shapes using Monte Carlo simulation
Precise knowledge about light propagation in biological tissues is necessary for accurate diagnostics and effective therapies utilizing optical...
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Reducing Wait Times for Radiology Exams Around Holiday Periods: A Monte Carlo Simulation
Reducing patient wait times is a key operational goal and impacts patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of different...
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Vancomycin and daptomycin dosing recommendations in patients receiving home hemodialysis using Monte Carlo simulation
BackgroundFew drug dosing recommendations for patients receiving home hemodialysis (HHD) have been published which has hindered the adoption of HHD....
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DosePatch: physics-inspired crop** layout for patch-based Monte Carlo simulations to provide fast and accurate internal dosimetry
BackgroundDosimetry-based personalized therapy was shown to have clinical benefits e.g. in liver selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT). Yet,...
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Monte-Carlo simulation for calculating phakic supplementary lenses based on a thick and thin lens model using anterior segment OCT data
BackgroundPhakic lenses (PIOLs, the most common and only disclosed type being the implantable collamer lens, ICL) are used in patients with large or...
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Mechanistic model of radiotherapy-induced lung fibrosis using coupled 3D agent-based and Monte Carlo simulations
BackgroundMechanistic modelling of normal tissue toxicities is unfolding as an alternative to the phenomenological normal tissue complication...
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Verification of phantom accuracy using a Monte Carlo simulation: bone scintigraphy chest phantom
We aimed to compare the measurement and simulation data of bone scintigraphy of a chest phantom using a Monte Carlo simulation to verify the accuracy...
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Impact of scatter correction on personalized dosimetry in selective internal radiotherapy using 166Ho-PLLA: a single-center study including Monte-Carlo simulation, phantom and patient imaging
BackgroundDevelopments in transarterial radioembolization led to the conception of new microspheres loaded with holmium-166 ( 166 Ho). However, due to...
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Influence of distant scatterer on air kerma measurement in the evaluation of diagnostic X-rays using Monte Carlo simulation
The evaluation of the entrance surface dose (ESD) ensures safe radiation doses for X-ray imaging patients. The air kerma free-in-air value used to...
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Heterogeneity estimation in meta-analysis of standardized mean differences when the distribution of random effects departs from normal: A Monte Carlo simulation study
BackgroundAdvantages of meta-analysis depend on the assumptions underlying the statistical procedures used being met. One of the main assumptions...
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Consumer health risk assessment of Arsenic and Mercury in hen eggs through Monte Carlo simulations
BackgroundThis study was conducted to assess the concentration of heavy metals (arsenic and mercury) and estimate the probability that consumption of...
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Real-time, acquisition parameter-free voxel-wise patient-specific Monte Carlo dose reconstruction in whole-body CT scanning using deep neural networks
ObjectiveWe propose a deep learning-guided approach to generate voxel-based absorbed dose maps from whole-body CT acquisitions.
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Optimum selection for multi-interaction events in Compton-PET hybrid reconstruction: a Monte Carlo study
In Compton PET, that has a scatterer inserted inside a PET ring, there are multi-interaction events that can be treated as both PET and Compton...
