Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)
December 2024
Aims: Brachytherapy is advantageous for localised rhabdomyosarcomas in children compared with external beam radiotherapy, sparing close organs at risk with highly conformal dosimetry. A methodology for planning and delivering fractionated high-dose-rate paediatric pelvic brachytherapy is detailed, and the dosimetric parameters are presented. This provides a practical template for radiotherapy departments with a similar patient cohort to implement this treatment technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe construction industry is rapidly adopting Industry 4.0 technologies, creating new opportunities to address persistent environmental and operational challenges. This review focuses on how Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL) are being leveraged to tackle these issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of 53-year-old woman with a late diagnosis of an right pulmonary artery-left atrium fistula who underwent transcatheter device closure using multi-modality imaging for pre-procedural planning and procedural guidance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinical trials in cystic fibrosis (CF) disproportionately over-represent non-Hispanic, White individuals. Barriers and facilitators to enrolling racially and ethnically minoritized individuals with CF are not well understood. This study explored research coordinator (RC) perspectives on recruitment and enrollment of minoritized people with CF (PwCF) into clinical trials.
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