BACKGROUND To evaluate the effects of direct machine parameter optimization in the treatment planning of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for hypopharyngeal cancer as compared to subsequent leaf sequencing in Oncentra Masterplan v1.5. METHODS For 10 hypopharyngeal cancer patients IMRT plans were generated in Oncentra Masterplan v1.5 (Nucletron BV, Veenendal, the Netherlands) for a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess plan quality and treatment time achievable with the new VMAT optimization tool implemented in the treatment planning system Oncentra MasterPlan® as compared to IMRT for Elekta SynergyS® linear accelerators. MATERIALS AND METHODS VMAT was implemented on a SynergyS® linear accelerator (Elekta Ltd., Crawley, UK) with Mosaiq® record a...

The authentic characteristic of a village becomes the main tourism attraction that can be offered to tourists. Alternative products are needed provide impetus for sustainable rural development and have management principles. Candi Kuning Village, which is part National Tourism Strategic Area, one villages still able survive in carrying out services during Covid 19 pandemic. This study aims form...

PURPOSES To compare the speechreading between individuals with hearing impairment and with normal hearing levels to verify the factors that influence the speechreading among hearing impaired patients. METHODS Forty individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss aged between 13 and 70 years old (study group) and 21 hearing individuals aged between 17 and 63 years old (control group) were eva...