Radiation Oncology—Rationale, Technique, Results

Undulator Radiation - First Results

Selective lumbar nerve root blocks with CT fluoroscopic guidance: technique, results, procedure time, and radiation dose.

CT fluoroscopy may be used as a rapid and effective means of guiding needle placement when performing selective lumbar nerve root blocks. In this set of patients, the average external radiation dose was 0.73 mrem per procedure, with an average of 2 seconds of CT-fluoroscopy time and four images per procedure. Average physician room time was 7 minutes. Use of intermittent CT fluoroscopy during l...

Designing Continuous Radiation Ovens Using Gradient Optimization Technique

Continuous radiation ovens are of widely used apparatuses in paint cure and coating industries. The most important issue that guarantee the quality of paint curing is suitable thermal condition. Designing of these ovens for curing paint on bodies of complex geometries has become a challenge for many years. In the present study a new designing approach is introduced and advised because of its ac...

Improving results with additional technique.

OPCAB surgery in obese patients is associated with reduced in-hospital morbidity and mortality rates when compared with conventional surgery with CPB and cardioplegic arrest w12x. In addition, there is compelling evidence that OPCAB surgery is associated with reduced circulating levels of inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-8, which may have important practical implications because of t...

interpreting radiation treatment planning study results: a note of caution

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