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Bladder Cancer
This chapter offers insights into radiotherapy of patients with bladder cancer based on latest evidence and consensus guidelines. Emphasis is placed...
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Effect of Physiotherapy on Pelvic Floor Myoelectric Activity in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Overactive muscles in the pelvic floor seem to be the most common symptom in individuals with chronic pelvic pain. There are several physiotherapy...
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Rectal Cancer
Radiotherapy (RT) has been a cornerstone in the multimodal treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. For a long time, target volume...
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Gynecological Cancer
Radiation therapy delivery for gynecologic cancers has made formidable advances over the past two decades. As 3D conformal therapy is now well...
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Prostate Cancer
In this chapter, we aim to give insights into questions arising during contouring of the target volumes and organs at risk for patients with prostate...
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Anal Carcinoma
The primary aim of treatment is to achieve locoregional control and preserve anal function, with the best possible quality of life. Due to anal...
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Anal Cancer
The standard of care for squamous cell carcinomas of the anal canal is definitive chemoradiotherapy. The physical examination, proctoscopy, and...
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Rectal Cancer
The current standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer is either preoperative long-course chemoradiotherapy or short-course radiotherapy,...
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Design of a Customized Rehabilitation Device for Patients with Prolonged Immobility Syndrome
The device presented here—ABLEFIT—provides customized physical exercises, in active and passive modes, for patients permanently or temporarily...
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Definitive Therapy for Cervical, Vaginal, and Endometrial Cancer
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is often used for definitive management of gynecologic cancers, particularly in conjunction with concurrent...
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Gynecologic Sarcomas
Gynecologic sarcomas are among the rarest gynecologic malignancies. Typical prognoses are poor with high risk of systemic relapse. Staging and workup...
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Bladder Cancer
Bladder preservation using combined modality therapy is an important therapeutic strategy for patients who are unable or unwilling to undergo radical...
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Vulvar Cancer
The treatment of vulvar cancer consists of upfront surgery, typically radical vulvectomy or wide local excision in select patients with small...
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Testicular Seminoma
In almost all cases, initial management of testicular cancer involves a radical inguinal orchiectomy. Post-operative management depends on...
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Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the standard technique for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for prostate adenocarcinoma. IMRT...
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Considerations for Using MR Linac for the Treatment of Patients with Gynecologic Cancer: A Practical Guide and Early Clinical Experience
Image guidance and adaptive treatment approaches are increasingly used to deliver highly conformal radiation therapy (RT) for gynecologic cancer...
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Dosimetric study of a hybrid plan technique for external beam radiotherapy in patients with cervical cancer
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a hybrid technique which results from combining intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and...
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The Evolution of Projectile Design
Projectiles (or bullets) come in all shapes and sizes. With small hand-held guns, the bullets tend to be manufactured from several materials and...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Endometrial Carcinoma: a Retrospective Study on 54 Cases
The potential of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) to reflect the histological...
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Motion
The study of human motion begins with classifying the many types of locomotion and continues with descriptions of muscles in the body. The analysis...