Publications by authors named "J C Shelton"
Purpose: While the benefit of short-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been established for patients with intermediate-risk (IR) prostate cancer (PCa) receiving dose-escalated external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), the role of ADT for patients treated with brachytherapy (BT) with or without supplemental EBRT (sEBRT) is less clear.
Material And Methods: We conducted a single-institution retrospective analysis of men with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) unfavorable IR (UIR) PCa. All patients received BT with or without sEBRT, and were stratified by the receipt of 4-6 months of ADT.
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- Optical surface imaging offers non-invasive methods for real-time monitoring during radiation therapy, but struggles with accurately tracking tumors due to complex internal motions.
- A study analyzed 50 lung cancer patients using 4DCT scans and developed a model that uses surface images to synthesize volumetric CT images via advanced generative networks.
- The new method showed promising results, with minimal differences from actual CT images, indicating its potential to improve tumor tracking during radiation treatment.
Introduction: Disabilities affect a substantial portion of the US population, with mental health conditions being predominant. Despite the acknowledged challenges, there is a lack of data on disability prevalence among general surgery residents. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of disabilities in general surgery residents to the national benchmark, investigate the factors that prevent surgery residents from disclosing their disabilities, and assess the presence of a disability policy in a residency program.
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