Search
Search Results
-
Assessment of peripheral dose as a function of distance and depth from cobalt-60 beam in water phantom using TLD-100
BackgroundInnovations in cancer treatment have contributed to the improved survival rate of cancer patients. The cancer survival rates have been...
-
Our estimates of neonatal radiation exposure fall short of reality
The purpose of this study is to evaluate radiation exposure in newborns undergoing imaging tests during the first 30 days of neonatal intensive care...
-
Population pharmacokinetics of TLD-1, a novel liposomal doxorubicin, in a phase I trial
Study objectivesTLD-1 is a novel pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) formulation aiming to optimise the PLD efficacy-toxicity ratio. We aimed to...
-
Evaluation of novel radiation protection devices during radiologically guided interventions
BackgroundIn radiologically guided interventions, medical practitioners are subjected to radiation exposure, which may lead to radiation-induced...
-
Targeted lung denervation in sheep: durability of denervation and long-term histologic effects on bronchial wall and peribronchial structures
BackgroundTargeted lung denervation (TLD), a novel bronchoscopic procedure which attenuates pulmonary nerve input to the lung to reduce the clinical...
-
In-depth exploration of the radiation exposure to staff performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures (ERCP) through RANDO phantom and TLDs
This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of the occupational radiation exposure faced by healthcare professionals during Endoscopic Retrograde...
-
Radiation exposure to family members of patients treated with radioactive iodine (131I): a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeRadiation safety is one of the main concerns for thyroid cancer patients and their caregivers in radioiodine therapy. Even though there is a...
-
Radiomic signature based on CT imaging to distinguish invasive adenocarcinoma from minimally invasive adenocarcinoma in pure ground-glass nodules with pleural contact
BackgroundPure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs) with pleural contact (P-pGGNs) comprise not only invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC), but also minimally...
-
Resection of high-grade glioma involving language areas assisted by multimodal techniques under general anesthesia: a retrospective study
BackgroundMultimodal techniques-assisted resection of glioma under general anesthesia (GA) has been shown to achieve similar clinical outcomes as...
-
Clinical spectrum and prognostic impact of cancer in critically ill patients with HIV: a multicentre cohort study
BackgroundBoth AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers (ADC/NADC) predispose people living with HIV (PLHIV) to critical illnesses. The objective...
-
Strahleninduzierter Katarakt – ein okkultes Berufsrisiko für Urologen
BackgroundRadiation-induced cataracts represent a relevant risk to people occupationally exposed to radiation. The annual limit dose for the eye lens...
-
Adaptations of an Effective Evidence-Based Pediatric Weight Management Intervention
Current childhood obesity treatment programs do not address medically underserved populations or settings where all members of an interdisciplinary...
-
Advances in Immune Tolerance Induction in Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a group of genetic diseases that occur due to the either deficiency of an enzyme involved in a...
-
Sero-prevalence of syphilis infection among people living with HIV in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital-based study
BackgroundGlobally, there were an estimated 7.1 million new syphilis infections in 2020, with more than 30% of these new infections reported in...
-
Preemptive fenestrated endovascular repair aimed at perfusion of cervical branches in acute type B aortic dissection
ObjectiveMost of the entry tears of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection are located in the distal arch and extends in a retrograde manner to the...
-
Photon dose rate distribution inside and outside a brachytherapy room
In a brachytherapy room irradiated with an Iridium-192 ( 192 Ir) source, the spatial distributions of photon dose rates were measured and calculated...
-
Comparative study between radiation exposure in common urological procedures
BackgroundFluoroscopy has become essential to urological surgery since advancement of endourology. Fluoroscopy use has increased, placing urologists...
-
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Caracas, Venezuela
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted multiple health services, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...
-
Preoperative endogenous testosterone density predicts disease progression from localized impalpable prostate cancer presenting with PSA levels elevated up to 10 ng/mL
ObjectiveTo investigate endogenous testosterone density (ETD) predicting disease progression from clinically localized impalpable prostate cancer...
-
Radiation exposure assessment of nuclear medicine staff administering [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE with active and passive dosimetry
BackgroundThe use of lutetium-177 ( 177 Lu)-based radiopharmaceuticals in peptide receptor nuclear therapy is increasing, but so is the number of...