Pencil beam scanning proton therapy for mediastinal lymphomas in deep inspiration breath-hold: a retrospective assessment of plan robustness

Purpose/background: The aim of this study was to evaluate pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy (PT) in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) for mediastinal lymphoma patients, by retrospectively evaluating plan robustness to the clinical target volume (CTV) and organs at risk (OARs) on repeated CT images acquired throughout treatment.Methods: Si

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Qualitative assessment of knowledge transfer regarding preterm birth in Malawi following the implementation of targeted health messages over 3 years

Kathleen M Antony,1,2 Judy Levison,1 Melissa A Suter,1 Susan Raine,1 Grace Chiudzu,3 Henry Phiri,3 Joseph Sclafani,1,3,4 Michael Belfort,1 Peter Kazembe,4 Kjersti M Aagaard1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Universit

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The Future of Voltammetry

It is exactly one hundred years ago when the first paper about the development of polarography was published in 1922.Polarography is considered a predecessor of voltammetry, and this iconic electrochemical technique was designed by the Nobel laureate Jaroslav Heyrovsky.In this short review, the aim is to highlight some of the most lock handle impor

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