Changing perspectives

Changing perspectives in radiosurgery

Introduction: The original idea of Lars Leksell and Borje Larson (12, 13) of delivering a single, highly collimated dose of radiation energy either to perform or to treat focal endocranial lesions, has gradually become a powerful and attractive therapeutic option for several neurosurgical disorders. However, for almost half-a-century, some major “tenets” have represented unquestionable pre-requ...

Changing perspectives on palliative care.

In the United States, hospice and palliative care are two distinct expressions of the hospice interdisciplinary team approach to end-of-life care, which originated in Great Britain in the 1960s. The hospice movement developed largely as a home-care program and alternative to conventional care. Hospice regulations and reimbursement allowances limit services to patients who are expected to die wi...

GP careers: changing student perspectives.

Changing perspectives childhood: theory, researc

..................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................4 I. A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ..................................................................6 The formative years of life......................................

Changing Perspectives on the Capital Investment Process

The environment within which institutions undertake commercial and industrial activity changes both as a result of decisions dependent on the institution itself and as a result of decisions independent of the institution. In recent years many of these changes have resulted in changing perspectives on the range of criteria which should be considered when determining how and where large corporati...