Background: In the treatment of prostate cancer, radiotherapy is the potential to increase second primary cancers such as bladder and rectal cancers. The reasons for this potential are more monitor units (MUs), therefore a larger total body dose because of leakage radiation, a bigger volume of normal tissue is exposed to lower radiation doses. This study was designed to compare the integral dos...

The notions of int-soft filters, int-soft G-filters, regular int-soft filters, and MV-int-soft filters in residuated lattices are introduced, and their relations, properties, and characterizations are investigated. Conditions for an int-soft filter to be an int-soft G-filter, a regular int-soft filter, or an MV-int-soft filter are provided. The extension property for an int-soft G-filter is dis...

We further study the filter theory of pseudo-BL algebras.We give some equivalent conditions of filter, normal filter and Boolean filter. We introduce the notion of pseudo MV-filter, pseudo-G filter and characterize Boolean algebras, pseudo-MV algebras and pseudo Gödel algebras (i.e. Gödel algebras) in pseudo-BL algebras. We establish the connections between BCC-algebras, pseudo-BCK algebras, ps...

we consider properties of residuated lattices with universal quantifier and show that, for a residuated lattice $x$, $(x, forall)$ is a residuated lattice with a quantifier if and only if there is an $m$-relatively complete substructure of $x$. we also show that, for a strong residuated lattice $x$, $bigcap {p_{lambda} ,|,p_{lambda} {rm is an} m{rm -filter} } = {1}$ and hence that any strong re...

As the use of linear accelerators operating in flattening filter-free (FFF) modes becomes more widespread, it is important to have an understanding of the surface doses delivered to patients with these beams. Flattening filter removal alters the beam quality and relative contributions of low-energy X-rays and contamination electrons in the beam. Having dosimetric data to describe the surface do...

We consider properties of residuated lattices with universal quantifier and show that, for a residuated lattice $X$, $(X, forall)$ is a residuated lattice with a quantifier if and only if there is an $m$-relatively complete substructure of $X$. We also show that, for a strong residuated lattice $X$, $bigcap {P_{lambda} ,|,P_{lambda} {rm is an} m{rm -filter} } = {1}$ and hence that any strong re...

A linearly tunable low-voltage CMOS transconductor featuring a new adaptative-bias mechanism that considerably improves the stability of the processed-signal common-mode voltage over the tuning range, critical for very-low voltage applications, is introduced. It embeds a feedback loop that holds input devices on triode region while boosting the output resistance. Analysis of the integrator freq...

There is a growing interest in the use of megavoltage cone-beam computed tomography (MV CBCT) data for radiotherapy treatment planning. To calculate accurate dose distributions, knowledge of the electron density (ED) of the tissues being irradiated is required. In the case of MV CBCT, it is necessary to determine a calibration-relating CT number to ED, utilizing the photon beam produced for MV ...

Expansion of measles molecular surveillance to developing countries where measles is endemic will help facilitate measles control. Limited infrastructure in these areas is a barrier to referral of specimens suitable for measles virus (MV) genotyping. In this study, we demonstrate that oral fluid dried onto filter paper can be used for the detection and characterization of MV strains. Using this...