A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities.

Background: Circular economy (CE) has raised great interest as a concept and as a development model worldwide. This concept aims to provide a substitute for the linear economic model, which was based on production and consumption, continuous growth, and resources depletion. CE allows a greener economy with sustainable development and promotes more balanced societies.

Effect of patient thickness on acute gastrointestinal toxicities following radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

Background: There is conflicting literature regarding the effect of patient size on radiotherapy toxicities. This study aimed to determine whether there is any association between patient thickness and severity and incidence of acute GI toxicities of prostate cancer patients receiving VMAT radiotherapy. The impact of confounding factors was also examined: rectal dose, age and lymph node irradiation.

Systematic Review on Rocuronium Continuous Infusion for Deep Neuromuscular Blockade.

Background: Rocuronium is a muscle relaxant with increased use due to its binding relation with the reversal agent sugammadex. The purpose of this review entails the investigation of its use for the maintenance of Deep Neuromuscular Block (NMB) via continuous infusion.

Methods: Based on PRISMA systematic search guidelines, databases included PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar.

Anatomic Site Markers: Evaluation of Their Use among Maltese Radiographers.

Purpose: To evaluate the perception and 5-year application of anatomic side markers (ASMs) by radiographers in Malta.

Methods And Materials: Phase 1 involved a longitudinal, retrospective observation of a stratified sample of radiographs over 5 years, using a self-designed data record sheet to record features of the placement of ASMs. Phase 2 consisted of a cross-sectional, prospective self-designed questionnaire evaluating the radiographers' perception on the use of ASMs in professional practice.

Use of planar kV vs. CBCT in evaluation of setup errors in oesophagus carcinoma radiotherapy.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate differences in terms of the setup errors observed using kV planar image compared to CBCT for oesophageal cancer patients.

Background: Planar kV images are quick to acquire but only allow the observation of bony structures. CBCT allows the evaluation of soft tissues, which includes the oesophagus (and tumour) and OAR, giving a more accurate verification of the positioning.

Biological equivalence between LDR and PDR in cervical cancer: multifactor analysis using the linear-quadratic model.

Purpose: The purpose of this work was the biological comparison between Low Dose Rate (LDR) and Pulsed Dose Rate (PDR) in cervical cancer regarding the discontinuation of the afterloading system used for the LDR treatments at our Institution since December 2009.

Material And Methods: In the first phase we studied the influence of the pulse dose and the pulse time in the biological equivalence between LDR and PDR treatments using the Linear Quadratic Model (LQM). In the second phase, the equivalent dose in 2 Gy/fraction (EQD(2)) for the tumor, rectum and bladder in treatments performed with both techniques was evaluated and statistically compared.