The aim of this study is to compare the physical wedge (PW) with enhanced dynamic wedge (EDW) to determine the difference in the dose distribution affecting the treated breast and the contralateral breast, lungs, heart, esophagus, spine, and surrounding skin in the radiotherapy of breast cancer. Computed tomography (CT) data sets of 30 breast cancer patients were selected from the database for ...

A large amount of water is brought into the Earth’s mantle at subduction zones. Upon subduction, water is released from the subducting slab in a series of metamorphic reactions. The resulting flux into the mantle wedge modifies its chemical and physical properties by mineral hydration with associated weakening, flux melting and changes in the dynamics and thermal structure of subduction zones. ...

Patients who develop hypotension after acute myocardial infarction are frequently transferred to medical centers for hemodynamic monitoring. To see if this practice is justified, we reviewed our experience with hemodynamic monitoring over a two-year period. Of 40 patients who underwent hemodynamic monitoring for hypotension, 28 were transferred from other institutions. Eleven (39 percent) of th...

Irregular body contour and tumor volumes necessitate beam modi iers such as physical wedges to achieve a better uniformity of dose distribution (1‐3). With the increasing interest in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), using of physical wedges has been reduced for ield shaping. On the other hand, IMRT includes a small fraction of the overall treatment techniques for several reasons su...

In this research, numerical simulation of a symmetric impact of a 2-D wedge, considering dynamic equations in two-phase flow is taken into account. The two-phase flow around the wedge is solved based on finite volume method and volume of fluid (VOF) scheme. The dynamic mesh model is used to simulate dynamic motion of the wedge, thereby the effects of different dynamic meshes in both structured ...

We assessed whether implementation of a combination of interventions in London tuberculosis clinics raised the levels of HIV test offers, acceptance and coverage. A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted across 24 clinics. Interventions were training of clinical staff and provision of tailor-made information resources with or without a change in clinic policy from selec...

R, a1, . . . , an, 1 , R, a1, . . . , an, 0 where R is an n-place relation and a1, . . . , an are objects appropriate for R. The class of compound infons is constructed from the infons by closing under operations of conjunction and disjunction and bounded existential and universal quantification (over parameters). Infons (or compound infons) are ‘items of information’. They are not things that ...

For the case of distinct eigenvalues of the left Cauchy-Green tensor universal relations for a transversely isotropic elastic material are expressed in a compact form. Also, two new universal relations are derived for an incompressible transversely isotropic elastic material. Key Wolds: universal manifold, incompressible materials, simple shear, annular wedge 1. INTRODUcnON A universal relation...