Rev Sci Instrum
February 2010
The work is dedicated to the experimental investigation of the intense volume-plasma H(-) ion source. Preliminary experimental researches of two parameters of the upgraded source--emission density of H(-) ions and gas flow--are represented below. In plasma volume of noncesium H(-) ion source, the conditions for obtaining of increased density of H(-) ions in the field of adjoining to the emission aperture were realized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 232 patients predominantly with the central type of lung cancer underwent echotomography (ET) (n = 16), CT (n = 142) and MRT (n = 55) in order to evaluate their possibilities in the diagnosis of the spread of a tumor process to the mediastinum and their impact on disease staging. The results of the techniques and the data of surgical interventions were compared: CT in 55 patients, CT in 70 and MRT in 22. The sensitivity of each method was determined by 3 parameters: 1) detection of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy; 2) diseased mediastinal large vessels; and 3) cancer spread to the pleura, pericardium, heart, and chest.
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