Background. We studied the safety and reactogenicity SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in transplant recipients because immunosuppressed patients were excluded from vaccine trials. Methods. US recruited into this prospective cohort study through social media; those who completed full series between December 9, 2020 March 1, 2021 included. collected demographics, medical history, information within 7 d a...

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is used for external-beam radiation therapy setup and target localization. As with all medical applications of ionizing radiation, radiation exposure should be managed safely and optimized to achieve the necessary image quality using the lowest possible dose. The present study investigates doses from standard kilovoltage kV radiographic and CBCT imaging prot...

Background In radiotherapy, especially when treating children, minimising exposure of healthy tissue can prevent the development adverse outcomes, including second cancers. this study we propose a validated Monte Carlo framework to evaluate complete patient during paediatric brain cancer treatment. Materials and methods Organ doses were calculated for treatment diffuse midline glioma (50.4 Gy w...

Barium studies investigations (barium swallow, barium meal and barium enema) are the basic routine radiological examination, where barium sulphate suspension is introduced to enhance image contrast of gastrointestinal tracts. The aim of this study was to quantify the patients' radiation doses during barium studies and to estimate the organ equivalent dose and effective dose with those procedure...

Abstract The ability of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans to undergo a yeast-to-hypha transition is believed be key virulence factor, as filaments mediate tissue damage. Here, we show that not necessarily reduced in filament-deficient strains, and results depend on infection model used. We generate strain by deletion or repression EED1 (known required for maintenance hyphal growth). Consiste...

The quantification of radiation risks associated with radiological examinations has been a subject of interest with the increased use of X-rays. Effective dose, which is a risk-weighted measure of radiation to organs in the body associated with radiological examination, is considered a good indicator of radiological risk. We have therefore investigated patient effective doses from radiological ...