Biochemical Toxic Response of Phosphine on Human Health Estimated From Enzymatic Variance in Trogoderma granarium.

The primary purpose of the current study was to study the possible pernicious effects of phosphine gas on enzyme activity alterations in to determine its harmfulness to human beings after its prolonged exposure and intake. The saline extract of the adult Khapra beetle was biochemically analyzed at different doses, that is, from 10ppm to 30ppm, to accurately evaluate the effects of various phosphine concentrations (LC and LC) on 2 distinct strains of this insect pest gathered from different godowns of Pakistan as resistant (Chitral [Chi], Haroon Abad [Hbd], and Lahore [Lhr]) and susceptible (Faqeer wali [Fqw], Khanewal [Khw], and Rawalpindi [Rwp]) populations. Our experimental results suggest that the enzyme levels (AcP, AkP, ALAT, ASAT, LDH, and ICDH) seemed to be elevated with increasing dosage of phosphine from 10ppm to 30ppm in the resistant populace of the susceptible ones.

High-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy in a patient with bilateral hip prostheses planned using megavoltage computed tomography images acquired with a helical tomotherapy unit.

Purpose: The presence of hip prostheses results in significant image artifacts making delineation of anatomy for planning difficult with traditional kilovoltage CT images. This report presents the use of megavoltage computed tomography (MVCT) imaging acquired with a helical tomotherapy unit to plan a high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy treatment for a patient with bilateral hip prostheses.

Methods And Materials: A 77-year-old man presented with a localized clinical Stage T3a, Gleason 7 prostate cancer.