Advanced practice radiation therapist led vaginal vault brachytherapy: An evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.

Aims: An advanced practice radiation therapist (APRT) role in vaginal vault brachytherapy (VBT) was first introduced in 2015. The aim of this manuscript was to clarify how the introduction of an APRT can improve efficiencies within service delivery while maintaining non inferior clinical outcomes of recurrence.

Materials And Methods: This was a single-centred retrospective comparative service evaluation of stage 1 endometrial cancer patients treated with postoperative high dose rate VBT alone.

Near-Quantitative Removal of Oxalate and Terephthalate from Water by Precipitation with a Rigid Bis-Amidinium Compound.

A simple, readily-prepared precipitant (1⋅Cl) precipitates oxalate or terephthalate from water with very high efficacy, removing these anions at sub-millimolar concentrations using only one equivalent of precipitant. A simple aqueous base/acid cycle can be used to regenerate 1⋅Cl after use. The resulting precipitates, 1⋅oxalate and 1⋅terephthalate, are anhydrous and closely-packed, with each anion receiving eight charge-assisted hydrogen bonds from amidinium N-H donors.

Successful Collaboration: A Tale of a Tertiary Care Hospital and Its Designated Organ Procurement Organization.

The death of a child is a tragedy of astronomical proportions. Pediatric trauma patients often have injuries so extensive that there is no hope of recovery. Though the tragedy can never be undone, organ donation can save lives and create a legacy for the donor and their loved ones.

"I Dressed Him, God Cured Him": Ambroise Paré, the Father of Surgery.

Considered the father of surgery, Ambroise Paré was a French military surgeon who creatively improvised and used various surgical instruments during his era. He believed in the principle of evidence-based medicine to treat his patients. He advocated for ligature instead of cauterization in surgeries.