Publications by authors named "Ting C Lin"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how synthetic computed tomography (sCT) affects dose distribution in online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) during significant tumor volume reduction, focusing on a patient with large pleural metastases.
- - By recalibrating sCT data to represent the diminished tumor volume, the researchers found that adaptive plans led to a better dose distribution with increased target coverage and reduced exposure to the surrounding lung tissue.
- - Results indicated that while online plans underestimated dose delivery as tumors shrank, adaptive plans effectively minimized radiation to critical organs while maintaining adequate coverage of the tumor, highlighting the benefits of sCT in improving treatment accuracy in changing tumor conditions.
The net rate of a reversible chemical reaction is the difference between unidirectional rates of traversal along forward and reverse reaction paths. In a multistep reaction sequence, the forward and reverse trajectories, in general, are not the microscopic reverse of one another; rather, each unidirectional route is comprised of distinct rate-controlling steps, intermediates, and transition states. Consequently, traditional descriptors of rate (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSystematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inguinal Versus Classic Obturator Nerve Block.
Asian J Anesthesiol
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- - Obturator nerve block (ONB) is commonly used in surgeries like transurethral resection of bladder tumors and knee surgeries to prevent complications and enhance anesthesia quality.
- - This study compared two techniques for ONB: the classic/pubis and the inguinal methods, hypothesizing that the inguinal approach would be more effective due to its recent introduction and reported advantages.
- - Meta-analysis of five studies with 312 patients showed that the inguinal method had a higher success rate, required fewer punctures, and resulted in shorter procedure times, making it the superior choice for ONB.
There is a longstanding challenge to disperse metal nanoparticles uniformly in bulk polymers for widespread applications. Conventional scale-down techniques often are only able to shrink larger elements (such as microparticles and microfibers) into micro/nano-elements (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is a complicated aortic disease. Most treatments for other aortic aneurysms have already shifted from conventional open surgery to endovascular operation; but for TAAA, open surgery remains the gold standard treatment. Several alternative treatments such as hybrid operation as well as endovascular techniques are utilized for the treatment of TAAA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate patterns of grief and depression in a sample of parents whose child had died of cancer, and to examine factors related to burden of illness and end-of-life care as potential predictors of parental grief and depression outcomes.
Methods: Fifty-eight parents completed standardized self-report questionnaires measuring prolonged grief disorder (Inventory of Complicated Grief-Revised [ICG-R]) and depression (Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition [BDI-II]) and participated in structured interviews designed to elicit their perceptions of their child's end-of-life care and burden of illness. The majority of participants were mothers (84%) and the mean length of time since child death was 4.