the Cochrane review, with its emphasis on randomized controlled trials, does not advocate universal application of HBO2 to delayed radiation injuries. In the United States, third-party insurance entities will frequently reimburse for this application, but often a formal appeal will be required to obtain payment. In informal surveys of HBO2 practitioners at continuing medical education meetings ...

objective: free radicals generated by ionizing radiation attack various cellular components such as lipids. the lung is a very radiosensitive organ and its damage is a doselimiting factor in radiotherapy treatments. melatonin (mlt), the major product of the pineal gland acts as a radioprotective agent. this study aims to investigate the radioprotective effects of mlt on malondialdehyde (mda) le...

Effects associated with radiation can be categorized as either deterministic or stochastic. Deterministic effects manifest themselves in a relatively short time after a high-intensity exposure to radiation (e.g., 1 or more sieverts). In 1994, approximately 50 radiation-induced burns were reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2000, a review of 73 reports of radiation-induce...

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Commentary I feel that the brief reports of these eight cases offer their own lessons, but would like to summarize shortly my own opinions. In a case of obstructive jaundice in which there is some doubt as to the cause at laparotomy: i. When the gall bladder is collapsed a careful dissection in the porta hepatis may reveal a growth. UTsually little can be done but f would suggest that by openin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Radiation exposure from neurointerventional procedures can be substantial, with risk of radiation injuries. We present the results of a follow-up program applied to potential skin injuries in interventional neuroradiology based on North American and European guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS The following guidelines approved in 2009 by SIR and CIRSE have been used over ...