Abstract Purpose The aim of this study is to quantify the potential benefits a flattening filter‐free (FFF) beam and implement dose‐computation algorithm for cervical radiotherapy through dosimetric radiobiological analyses using RapidArc. Methods Thirty‐three patients were enrolled, four RapidArc plans created each patient dual‐arc filter 6‐MV FFF photon beams two calculation algorithms. Homog...

Background: Gallbladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of biliary tract. The majority cases are adenocarcinoma (AC). Pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) gallbladder accounts only 3% neoplasm this organ.
 Methods: medical records all patients who underwent cholecystectomy and specimen sent to Pathology Department Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, in last five years were retro...

Dr. J. Egido, Servicio de Nefrología, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avda. Reyes Católicos, 2, E-28040 Madrid (Spain) Dear Sir, Bladder toxicity is a serious side effect of cyclophosphamide therapy. Not only can acute hemorrhagic cystitis develop [1], but later bladder fibrosis and carcinoma have been noted [2]. Bladder cancer has been reported mainly in patients who received cyclophosphamide for neop...

PURPOSE In cervical intracavitary brachytherapy, it is mandatory to evaluate if the doses to bladder and rectum are within tolerance limits. In this study, an effort has been made to evaluate the effect of respiration on the doses to bladder and rectum in patients undergoing brachytherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifteen patients with cervix cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiation followed...

BACKGROUND The Absorb bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) completely resorbs within 3 years after coronary artery implantation. The safety and effectiveness of BVS through this critical 3-year period have not been characterized. METHODS We performed an individual-patient-data pooled meta-analysis of the 4 randomized ABSORB trials in which 3389 patients with coronary artery disease were rand...

background: evaluation of patient care can lead to finfing out weakness and strengths of the care in order to increase the quality of services. objective: to evaluate the quality of patients cares with continuous bladder irrigation. methods: in an analytic-descriptive research, 48 patients with continuous bladder irrigation who suffered from urologic disorders were studied. data gathering was b...

Background & aim: Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a rare variant of ectopic pregnancy, and placenta percreta is a complex and dangerous condition; patients with these conditions are difficult to manage. In this study, we present a rare case of placenta percreta in cervical pregnancy. Case report: A 32 -year-old woman with 19 weeks of gestation and gross hematuria was admitted to Qaem Hospital in ...

UNLABELLED The constant-volume urinary bladder model in the standard MIRD Pamphlet No. 5 (Revised) phantom has recognized limitations. Various investigators have developed detailed models incorporating more physiologically realistic features, such as expanding bladder contents and residual volume, and variable urinary input rate, initial volume and first void time. We have reviewed these publis...

Aim: To compare the high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning using standard orthogonal radiography and computerized tomography (CT) for carcinoma of the cervix. Methods: Forty applications with orthogonal planning using the Brachy Vision treatment planning system version 7.3.10 were performed. Orthogonal and CT based planning in these applications were compared; the doses to point ...