Investigation of the mechanical performance of Siemens linacs components during arc: gantry, MLC, and electronic portal imaging device [0.03%]
探究直线加速器在弧形模式下各部件（机架、多叶准直器和电子 Portal 成像设备）的机械性能研究
Pejman Rowshanfarzad,Peter Häring,Hans L Riis et al.
Pejman Rowshanfarzad et al.
Background: In radiotherapy treatments, it is crucial to monitor the performance of linac components including gantry, collimation system, and electronic portal imaging device (EPID) during arc deliveries. In this study, ...
Measuring postural stability with an inertial sensor: validity and sensitivity [0.03%]
基于惯性传感器的姿势稳定度测量：有效性和敏感性分析
Christopher Neville,Caleb Ludlow,Brian Rieger
Christopher Neville
Introduction/purpose: To examine the concurrent validity, and sensitivity, of an inertial sensor for use in the assessment of postural sway. Methods: ...
A critical appraisal of the clinical utility of proton therapy in oncology [0.03%]
肿瘤学中质子治疗临床应用性的批判性评价
Dongxu Wang
Dongxu Wang
Proton therapy is an emerging technology for providing radiation therapy to cancer patients. The depth dose distribution of a proton beam makes it a preferable radiation modality as it reduces radiation to the healthy tissue outside the tum...
Treatment of sleep-disordered breathing with positive airway pressure devices: technology update [0.03%]
使用气道正压设备治疗睡眠呼吸紊乱的技术更新
Karin Gardner Johnson,Douglas Clark Johnson
Karin Gardner Johnson
Many types of positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat sleep-disordered breathing including obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and sleep-related hypoventilation. These include continuous PAP, autoadjusting CPAP, b...
Magnetic resonance imaging investigation of the bone conduction implant - a pilot study at 1.5 Tesla [0.03%]
骨传导植入体的磁共振成像研究——一项于1.5特斯拉下进行的初步研究
Karl-Johan Fredén Jansson,Bo Håkansson,Sabine Reinfeldt et al.
Karl-Johan Fredén Jansson et al.
Purpose: The objective of this pilot study was to investigate if an active bone conduction implant (BCI) used in an ongoing clinical study withstands magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 1.5 Tesla. In particular, the MRI e...
George P Thomas,Barbara C Jobst
George P Thomas
Patients with medically refractory epilepsy have historically had few effective treatment options. Electrical brain stimulation for seizures has been studied for decades and ongoing technological refinements have made possible the developme...
Acceptability of the reusable SurePal™ self-injection device for Omnitrope(®) among pediatric patients: results from a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional, multicenter observational study [0.03%]
有关SurePalTM复用型自我注射装置用于Omnitrope(奥曲肽)儿科患者的可接受性：基于问卷的横断面多中心观察性研究结果
Carl-Joachim Partsch,Dirk Schnabel,Sarah Ehtisham et al.
Carl-Joachim Partsch et al.
Background: SurePal™ is a reusable self-injection system that has been developed to support daily administration of Omnitrope(®) (Sandoz, Kundl, Austria). A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted to ev...
Quality of life in preoperative patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction is at least as depressed as in other lumbar spinal conditions [0.03%]
术前骶髂关节功能障碍患者的生活质量至少与其他腰椎疾病一样差
Daniel Joseph Cher,W Carlton Reckling
Daniel Joseph Cher
Background: Pain from the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an under-recognized cause of low back pain. The degree to which SIJ pain decreases quality of life has not been directly compared to other more familiar conditions of th...
EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device: efficacy, safety, and predictability [0.03%]
EXPRESS青光眼引流装置的疗效、安全性和可预测性
Jessica E Chan,Peter A Netland
Jessica E Chan
Trabeculectomy has been the traditional primary surgical therapy for open-angle glaucoma. While trabeculectomy is effective in lowering intraocular pressure, complications associated with the procedure have motivated the development of alte...
Machine learning and statistical methods for the prediction of maximal oxygen uptake: recent advances [0.03%]
机器学习和统计方法在预测最大摄氧量方面的最新进展
Fatih Abut,Mehmet Fatih Akay
Fatih Abut
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) indicates how many milliliters of oxygen the body can consume in a state of intense exercise per minute. VO2max plays an important role in both sport and medical sciences for different purposes, such as indica...