The formulation and efficacy of topical in treating Melasma: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Objectives: An acquired melanin-related hyperpigmentation that occurs in sun exposure areas is Melasma which presents as gray-brown ridges and macules with prominent margins on the skin. The aim of this assay was to assess the formulation and efficacy of topical among Melasma patients.

Methods: This study was a 30 days double-blind, randomized clinical trial in Melasma with a placebo group.

A Proof-of-Concept Study on the Use of Prostate Artery Embolization Before Definitive Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer.

Purpose: Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) is an effective therapy for alleviating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia; however, is not well studied in patients with concurrent prostate cancer (PCa). We demonstrate a proof of concept for PAE before definitive radiation therapy (RT) in patients with PCa.

Methods And Materials: From December 2017 to July 2019, 9 patients with PCa underwent PAE for the indication of LUTS from benign prostatic hyperplasia with concurrent PCa.

Utility of Taking Additional Margins When Performing Breast-Conserving Surgery with Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Early Breast Cancer.

Introduction: Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is an alternative to external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) after lumpectomy, in which radiation is delivered before the final margin analysis. Practices vary regarding excision of close or positive margins pre- and post-IORT.

Materials And Methods: In a retrospective cohort of women with hormone receptor-positive, clinically node-negative breast cancer undergoing lumpectomy with IORT and selective EBRT at our institution from 2011 to 2015, we compared the impact of pre- and post-IORT margin excisions on in-breast tumor recurrence.

A dosimetric comparison of volumetric modulated arc therapy with step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

Purpose: To compare variable dose-rate volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with 7-field, step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in prostate cancer patients treated with a consistent planning target volume (PTV) to a uniform total radiation therapy dose.

Methods And Materials: We studied 32 patients who received 8100 cGy in 45 daily fractions to their prostate and proximal 1 cm of the seminal vesicles using variable dose rate VMAT (n = 22) or 7-field, step-and-shoot IMRT (n = 10) for intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer between July 2010 and April 2013. In 90% of patients, VMAT was delivered with 2 arcs.

Monte Carlo comparison of superficial dose between flattening filter free and flattened beams.

This study investigates the superficial dose from FFF beams in comparison with the conventional flattened ones using a Monte Carlo (MC) method. Published phase-space files which incorporated real geometry of a TrueBeam accelerator were used for the dose calculation in phantom and clinical cases. The photon fluence on the central axis is 3 times that of a flattened beam for a 6 MV FFF beam and 5 times for a 10 MV beam.