We investigated the influence of modifying the voltage of an X-ray tube with a tungsten anode between 30 kV and 225 kV, and therefore its photon energy spectrum (up to 225 keV), on the Total Ionizing Dose deposited in a single-mode, phosphorus-doped...
The space radiation environment outside the protection of the Earth’s magnetosphere is severe and difficult to shield against. The cumulative effective dose to astronauts on a typical Mars mission would likely introduce risk exceeding permissib...
Vibrational spectroscopic techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) absorption and Raman spectroscopy (RS), offer unique and detailed biochemical fingerprints by detecting specific molecular vibrations within samples. These techniques pro...
(1) Background: Water radiolysis leads to the formation of hydronium ions H3O+ in less than 50 fs, resulting in the formation of transient acidic pH spikes in the irradiated water. The purpose of this study is to examine the time evolution of these s...
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Radiotherapy remains a cornerstone in cancer treatment, leveraging ionizing radiation to eradicate malignant cells. Its efficacy, however, is frequently challenged by the heterogeneous sensitivity of tumors and surrounding tissues to radiation. There...
In arid regions, the tritium concentration in groundwater is typically very low and often falls below the minimum detectable activity (MDA) of the conventional liquid scintillation counter (LSC). Therefore, to measure the tritium activity concentrati...
Accelerated neutron tests on silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) power MOSFETs at different temperatures and drain bias voltages were performed at the ChipIr facility (Didcot, UK). A super-junction silicon MOSFET and planar SiC MOSFETs with differ...
Space exploration introduces astronauts to challenges, such as space radiation and microgravity. Researchers have investigated vitamin C as a potential radiation mitigator, as well as antioxidants for sustaining astronaut health. Our own studies demo...
(1) Background: Some cancer patients do not experience tumour shrinkage but are still at risk of experiencing unwanted treatment side effects. Radiomics refers to mining biomedical images to quantify textural characterization. When radiomics features...
Background: Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) in pancreatic and biliary tract cancer (PBC) suffers from proximity to any organ(s) at risk (OARs). Some strategies to manage this issue have previously been proposed, such as Simultaneous Integrated Protec...
Ion radiotherapy requires accurate relative biological effectiveness (RBE) calculations to account for the markedly different biological effects of ions compared to photons. Microdosimetric RBE models rely on descriptions of the energy deposition at...
For patients with recurrent brain metastases, there is an urgent need for a more effective and less toxic treatment approach. Accumulating evidence has shown that spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) is able to provide a significantly high...
Utilizing Monte Carlo multi-track chemistry simulations along with a cylindrical instantaneous pulse (Dirac) irradiation model, we assessed the initial acidic response in both subcritical and supercritical water under high radiation dose rates. This...
X-ray fluoroscopy causes relatively high radiation exposure to physicians, radiation professionals, and patients. Understanding the behavior of scattered radiation is crucial for reducing occupational exposure. We developed a system for estimating ra...
Synchrotron Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) is an innovative technique that spatially segments the synchrotron radiation field for cancer treatment. A microbeam peak dose is often hundreds of times the dose in the valley (the sub-millimeter region...
Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common after prostate cancer treatment. It has been studied for conventional radiotherapy, but associations in the hypofractionated radiotherapy context are less clear. This study aimed to determine which fact...
Microdosimetry plays a critical role in particle therapy by quantifying energy deposition within microscopic domains to assess biological effects. This study evaluates the influence of different microdosimetric functions (MFs) and domain geometries (...
A new physics-based compact model, which makes it possible to simulate in a unified way the neutrons and protons of cosmic ray-induced SEU cross-sections, including the effects from nuclear reaction products and from direct ionization by low-energy p...
The combination of an ultra-low-loss optical fiber sensitive to ionizing radiation and an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) is investigated to explore the feasibility of a single-ended distributed radiation detector. The peculiarity of the tes...
To date, the radiation-adaptive response has been reported as a low-dose-related phenomenon and has been associated with radiation hormesis. Well-known cancers are caused by non-radiation active reactants, in addition to radiation. A model of suppres...
The physiological process of iodine uptake in the thyroid is used for 131I treatment of thyroid diseases. Children are more sensitive to radiation compared to adults and may react differently to 131I exposure. The aims of this study were to evaluate...
Nuclear sites require regular measurements of the air, soil, and groundwater to ensure the safety of the surrounding environment from potentially hazardous levels of contamination. Although high-energy beta and gamma emitters can often be detected in...
Humans are constantly exposed to low doses and low-dose rates of ionizing radiation from both natural and man-made sources. For this reason, there is a growing interest in studies on the biological effects of low-dose radiation. Vibrational spectrosc...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of utilizing radiomic features from radiation planning computed tomography (CT) scans in predicting tumor progression among patients with cervical cancers. A retrospective analysis was con...
We investigated imaging conditions for the distribution of lutetium oxodotreotide (Lu-177 DOTATATE) in the body during peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumor (NET). We investigated imaging conditions using gamma rays emitted f...
Spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) has a long history of treating bulky and hypoxic tumors. Recent evidence suggests that, compared to conventional uniform dose radiation therapy, SFRT may utilize different mechanisms of tumor cell killi...
Background: Our study aimed to assess the radiation sensitivity of BT20, a human breast tumor cell line, using the laser-trapping technique and compare it with N2a and 4T1 cells. Additionally, we investigated the impact of the antitumor compound 2-Do...
Aim: To evaluate patient satisfaction outcomes with respect to pain, discomfort, and quality of life with hematology/oncology referrals undergoing CT-guided bone marrow biopsy and compare these scores with those of patients undergoing in-office biops...
Purpose: Uterine carcinosarcomas are highly aggressive tumors of the endometrium and are associated with a poor prognosis. The optimal adjuvant treatment for both early and advanced-stage patients remains unclear. Methods: Cases of uterine carcinosar...
Background: Head and neck cancer treatment does not yield desired outcomes for all patients. This investigation aimed to explore the feasibility of predicting treatment outcomes from routine pre-treatment magnetic resonance images (MRIs). Radiomics f...
Background: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) targeted at metastatic sites of disease progression is emerging as a potential therapeutic approach for managing oligoprogressive prostate cancer. However, a definitive benefit has yet to be demonstra...
This study aimed to evaluate the safety of gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based contrast agent used in medical imaging, by investigating its effect on the nervous system under physiological and inflammatory conditions. Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided...
Cetaceans are cast to shore for a large number of reasons, although sometimes it is not clear why. This paper reviews the types and causes of cetacean strandings, focusing on mass strandings that lack a direct scientific explanation. Failure of cetac...
Background: Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles (USMB) have shown potential for enhancing radiation treatment via cavitation and sonoporation mechanisms. However, in vitro studies have produced inconsistent results, with adherent cells demonstrating n...
Background: Patients with advanced breast cancer (BC) may be treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for tumor control. Variable treatment responses are a clinical challenge and there is a need to predict tumor radiosensitivity a prior...
The image quality index for whole-body bone scintigraphy has traditionally relied on the total count (Total-C) with a threshold of ≥1.5 million counts (MC). However, Total-C measurements are susceptible to variability owing to urine retention. Thi...
Effective dose calculation is essential for optimizing Gamma Knife (GK) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment plans. Modern GK systems allow independent sector activation, enabling complex dose distributions per shot. This study presents a dose a...
This study investigated the effect of combining radiation with an angiogenesis inhibitor and vascular disrupting agent on tumor response and systemic toxicity. CDF1 mice with 200 mm3 foot implanted C3H mammary carcinomas were treated with TNP-470 (10...
Radiation therapy (RT) has been one of the standard treatments for prostate cancer; however, its potential impact on nearby neural structures, such as the lumbosacral plexus (LSP), is often overlooked. The lack of contouring in treatment plans has le...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is typically found in middle-aged or elderly individuals, is more common in men than women, can occur at any mucosal site, and is associated with a poor prognosis. The primary risk factors for oral SCC include the u...
PET/CT scans are being used to assess patients who have experienced biochemical failure following surgery or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. We aimed to evaluate the language used in report impressions and to determine the level of c...
A 98-year-old patient with cognitive impairment and a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal pyramid was referred to the radiation oncology department of our institution’s hospital given that surgery was not recommended. The lesion was...
Background: Pelvic reirradiation of de novo rectal or anal cancer after prior prostate cancer RT poses a significant risk of urinary and rectal fistula. In this report we describe the use of a rectal spacer to improve dosimetry and reduce this risk....
Background: The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is still considered the worst nuclear accident in history. The particles were dispersed over the former USSR and large parts of Western Europe, leading to radioactive exposure to more than 10 million people....
Background: Quality assurance (QA) programs are designed to improve the quality and safety of radiation treatments, including patient-specific QA (PSQA). The objective of this study was to investigate the conditions in which pretreatment PSQA is perf...
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The number of chromosomal aberrations induced by a whole-body uniform exposure to ionizing radiation is typically assumed to follow a Poisson distribution. If this exposure is partial, the zero-inflated Poisson model is appropriate to describe the yi...
Salivary glands are common organs at risk in both head and neck external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT), but incidences of xerostomia in RPT are inconsistent with the EBRT Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects...
Radiomics and deep learning computer vision algorithms can extract clinically relevant information from medical images, providing valuable insights for accurate diagnosis of cancerous lesions, tumor differentiation and molecular subtyping, prediction...
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