ID: 5219 Title: A response surface-based approach to beam orientation optimization in IMRT Purpose: To include all noncoplanar beam directions in the beam orientation optimization (BOO) problem in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatment planning, and to demonstrate that high-quality treatment plans can be obtained using fewer beams than are typically used in equi-spaced plans. Me...

We report the observations of X-ray oscillations during the flare in a cool active star ξ Boo for the first time. ξ Boo was observed by EPIC/MOS of XMM-Newton satellite. The X-ray light curve is investigated with wavelet and periodogram analyses. Both analyses clearly show oscillations of the period of ∼ 1019 s. We interpret these oscillations as a fundamental fast-kink mode of magnetoacoustic ...

Background: There is no data on the characteristics of patients with localized scleroderma in Iran. Objective: In order to determine the age, sex and type distribution of localized scleroderma in Iran, this study was done on patients referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in Tehran in 1995-1999. Patients and Methods: This study was done as an existing data study on 39 patients with localized scleroderma ...

The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs), which are ~22 nucleotide RNAs that inhibit protein synthesis in a sequence-specific manner and are present in a range of species, has born hope of new therapeutic strategies. miRNAs play important roles in development and disease, but they remain poorly studied in uropathologies beyond cancer. Here, we discuss biological functions of miRNAs in the lower urog...

AIMS To determine whether the bladder base elevation as revealed by cystogram under fluoroscopy is associated with pelvic floor hypertonicity or bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in women. METHODS Sixty-two women who were referred to our videourodynamic laboratory for assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were included in this retrospective analysis. Thirty-one of these women with ...

Hypothesis / aims of study Currently, the α1-adrenoceptor (α1-AR) antagonist/antimuscarinic combination appears to be a second-line add-on for patients with insufficient symptom relief after monotherapy in males with LUTS associated with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) (1). However, no urodynamic evaluation has been reported on the effect of the combination therapy. In this study, first, by us...

PURPOSE We studied the influence of preoperative bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) on postoperative continence rates and patient satisfaction after the midurethral sling procedure. METHODS A total of 159 women who underwent the midurethral sling procedure were evaluated. Using the Blaivas-Groutz nomogram, we assigned the patients were assigned to Group I (n=37, no obstruction), Group II (n=89,...

Observations of the red giant Arcturus (α Boo) obtained with the star tracker on the Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) satellite during a baseline of 19 successive days in 2000 July-August are analysed. The amplitude spectrum has a significant excess of power at low-frequencies. The highest peak is at ∼ 4.1 μHz (2.8 d), which is in agreement with previous ground-based radial velocity studies....

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