ACR and ASRT joined forces to address the workforce shortages of radiologists and radiological technologists with the development of a radiologist assistant. This paper discusses the rationale for the evolution and development of the radiologist assistant as designed by ACR and ASRT. With the profession of radiology experiencing workforce shortages among radiologists and radiological technologi...

In this study, a questionnaire survey was carried out to determine the actual situation of radiation safety management systems in Japanese medical institutions with nuclear medicine facilities. The questionnaire consisted of questions concerning the Radiation Protection Supervisor license, safety management organizations, and problems related to education and training in safety management. Anal...

Objective: The primary objective of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with ovarian epithelial cancer (OEC). Place & Duration of Study: This Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore (Pakistan). Patients were enrolled and treated over...

OBJECTIVE To describe the results obtained in 25 males with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (MCRPC) treated with abiraterone (AA). A comparative analysis of abiraterone effectiveness and safety between our results and data published in the literature was conducted. MATERIAL AND METHOD Bi-institutional prospective analysis of 25 consecutive patients with MCRPC undergoing treatm...

ARIES-AT is a 1000 MWe conceptual fusion power plant design with a very low projected cost of electricity. The design contains many innovative features to improve both the physics and engineering performance of the system. From the safety and environmental perspective, there is greater depth to the overall analysis than in past ARIES studies. For ARIES-AT, the overall spectrum of off-normal eve...

BACKGROUND Natalizumab (NTZ) discontinuation leads to multiple sclerosis reactivation.The objective of this study is to compare disease activity in MS patients who continued on NTZ treatment to those who were switched to subcutaneous interferon 1b (IFNB) treatment. METHODS 1-year randomized, rater-blinded, parallel-group, pilot study (ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT01144052). Relapsing remitting MS...