نتایج جستجو برای: radiation oncology

تعداد نتایج: 274859  

Journal: :BMC Medical Education 2006
Lawrence T Dauer Joanne F Kelvin Christopher L Horan Jean St Germain

BACKGROUND Radiation, for either diagnosis or treatment, is used extensively in the field of oncology. An understanding of oncology radiation safety principles and how to apply them in practice is critical for nursing practice. Misconceptions about radiation are common, resulting in undue fears and concerns that may negatively impact patient care. Effectively educating nurses to help overcome t...

Journal: :International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015
Indrin J Chetty Mary K Martel David A Jaffray Stanley H Benedict Stephen M Hahn Ross Berbeco James Deye Robert Jeraj Brian Kavanagh Sunil Krishnan Nancy Lee Daniel A Low David Mankoff Lawrence B Marks Daniel Ollendorf Harald Paganetti Brian Ross Ramon Alfredo C Siochi Robert D Timmerman John W Wong

Radiation therapy is an effective, personalized cancer treatment that has benefited from technological advances associated with the growing ability to identify and target tumors with accuracy and precision. Given that these advances have played a central role in the success of radiation therapy as a major component of comprehensive cancer care, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO...

2014
Claus Belka

The editors of Radiation Oncology would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 8 (2013). which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver

Journal: :Medical physics 2008
Tinsu Pan Osama Mawlawi

PET/CT is an effective tool for the diagnosis, staging and restaging of cancer patients. It combines the complementary information of functional PET images and anatomical CT images in one imaging session. Conventional stand-alone PET has been replaced by PET/CT for improved patient comfort, patient throughput, and most importantly the proven clinical outcome of PET/CT over that of PET and that ...

Journal: :Gynecologic oncology 2011
Marie Plante Ellen Blair Smith Shannon Cox Kaylen Silverberg Stephanie Reich

a Gynecologic Oncology Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada b Gynecologic Oncology Division, Texas Oncology, Austin, TX, USA c Radiation Oncology Division, Austin Cancer Centers, Austin, TX, USA d Texas Fertility Center, Austin, Texas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA e Women Par...

Journal: :Medical physics 2013
Michael T Munley George C Kagadis Kiaran P McGee Assen S Kirov Sunyoung Jang Sasa Mutic Robert Jeraj Lei Xing J Daniel Bourland

Molecular imaging is the direct or indirect noninvasive monitoring and recording of the spatial and temporal distribution of in vivo molecular, genetic, and/or cellular processes for biochemical, biological, diagnostic, or therapeutic applications. Molecular images that indicate the presence of malignancy can be acquired using optical, ultrasonic, radiologic, radionuclide, and magnetic resonanc...

Journal: :International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2015
Sonya Aggarwal Aaron S Kusano Justin Nathaniel Carter Laura Gable Charles R Thomas Daniel T Chang

PURPOSE To evaluate stressors among radiation oncology residency program directors (PDs) and determine the prevalence and indicators of burnout. METHODS AND MATERIALS An anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey was offered to PDs of US radiation oncology programs in the fall of 2014. Survey content examined individual and program demographics, perceptions surrounding the role of PD, and comm...

2017
Georgia K B Halkett Melissa Berg Martin A Ebert David Cutt Michael Davis Desley Hegney Michael House Michelle Judson Rachel Kearvell Michele Krawiec Leanne Lester Sharon Maresse Peter McLoone Jan McKay

INTRODUCTION The objectives of this research were to: (1) determine the extent of Australian radiation therapists (RTs) research participation; (2) evaluate the impact of research involvement on career perceptions (3) explore which research topics require investigation and (4) identify benefits and barriers to research participation. METHODS This study used mixed methods to collect qualitativ...

2012
T Kron HA Azhari EO Voon KY Cheung P Ravindran D Soejoko K Inamura Y Han NM Ung L Bold UM Win R Srivastava J Meyer S Farrukh L Rodriguez M Kuo JCL Lee A Kumara CC Lee A Krisanachinda XC Nguyen KH Ng

BACKGROUND Medical physicists are essential members of the radiation oncology team. Given the increasing complexity of radiotherapy delivery, it is important to ensure adequate training and staffing. The aim of the present study was to update a similar survey from 2008 and assess the situation of medical physicists in the large and diverse Asia Pacific region. METHODS Between March and July 2...

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