* Receive the edge-weight matrix */ if (rcv(MATRIX_TYPE) < 0) { pvm_perror("rcv"); exit(1); } if (getndfloat(matrix, SQR(nodes))) { pvm_perror("getndfloat"); exit(1); } /* Compute the appropriate row of the new matrix */ comp_short_paths(matrix, nodes, inum, newrow); /* Send the new row back to the master */ initsend(); if (putndfloat(newrow, nodes)) { pvm_perror("putndfloat"); exit(1); } if (s...

* Receive the edge-weight matrix */ if (rcv(MATRIX_TYPE) < 0) { pvm_perror("rcv"); exit(1); } if (getndfloat(matrix, SQR(nodes))) { pvm_perror("getndfloat"); exit(1); } /* Compute the appropriate row of the new matrix */ comp_short_paths(matrix, nodes, inum, newrow); /* Send the new row back to the master */ initsend(); if (putndfloat(newrow, nodes)) { pvm_perror("putndfloat"); exit(1); } if (s...

the key to successful long-term peritoneal dialysis (pd) is permanent and safe access to peritoneal cavity. the two most commonly used tenckoff catheters for pd are the straight and coiled catheters. the present study was undertaken to assess the catheter survival, catheter associated infections, and all cause mortality and to compare the straight with coiled catheters in pd. during april 1997-...

During a radiation therapy treatment, many factors may influence the proper delivery of a calculated dose distribution. Some of these factors include misalignment of the treatment beam with respect to the patient, external or internal patient motion, or inaccurate positioning of beam-modifying devices.1 In order to quantify these geometric inaccuracies during treatment, a portal image is typica...

There are an increasing number of radiation therapy patients with hip prosthesis. The common method of minimizing treatment planning inaccuracies is to avoid radiation beams to transit through the prosthesis. However, the beams often exit through them, especially when the patient has a double-prosthesis. Modern treatment planning systems employ algorithms with improved dose calculation accuraci...

background: pet/ct imaging using [18f]-fdg is utilized in clinical oncology for tumor detecting, staging and responding to therapy procedures. essential consideration must be taken for radiation staff due to high gamma radiation in pet/ct and cyclotron center. the aim of this study was to assess the staff exposure regarding whole body and organ dose and to evaluate environment dose in pet/ct an...

background: we have validated the monitor unit calculations from a commercially available treatment planning system (tps) for three intensity modulated radiotherapy (imrt) planning techniques for tangential breast irradiation by using ionization chamber measurements. materials and methods: treatment plans were generated for forty-two breast patients by a forward planned field in field technique...

OBJECTIVE Higher latitude, lower ultraviolet exposure, and lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) correlate with higher multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, relapse rate, and mortality. We therefore evaluated the effects of high-dose vitamin D2 (D2) in MS. METHODS Adults with clinically active relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) were randomized to 6 months' double-blind placebo-controlled high-dose...

In this paper we will propose a new approach to solve critical section problem in distributed system by taking advantage of a magical property of Quantum bits which known as entanglement. by this property the state of many quantum bit can be understood by measuring only one quantum bit. We tried to present a distributed algorithm with as minimum as possible message passing through the network. ...