The predictive role of baseline pulmonary function test in lung carcinoma patients for radiation-induced lung toxicity treated with conformal radiation therapy.

Introduction: Radiation-induced lung toxicity (RILT) is a major concern in patients who receive radiation to thorax. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the changes of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in lung carcinoma patients treated with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3-D CRT) and relation RILT with dosimetric and nondosimetric factors.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study which included 65 patients of lung carcinoma treated with 3-D CRT.

A novel nanoparticles spilled-over InOmicrocubes-enabled sustainable chemiresistor for environmental carbon dioxide monitoring.

Achieving sustainable future energy goals includes enhancing renewable energy production, optimizing daily energy consumption using feedback loops and minimizing/monitoring contributions to atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO). Developing economic next-generation COsensors enables local monitoring of industrial COemissions, aiding energy management and climate monitoring. This study elucidates the efficacy of COchemiresistor based on indium oxide (InO) micro cubes with spilled-over nanoparticles.

Healthcare systems collaborating to implement a shared decision-making tool in the electronic health record and build evidence on its adoption and use.

Introduction: Shared decision-making (SDM) is a method of care by which patients and clinicians work together to co-create a plan of care. Electronic health record (EHR) integration of SDM tools may increase adoption of SDM. We conducted a "lightweight" integration of a freely available electronic SDM tool, CV Prevention Choice, within the EHRs of three healthcare systems.

Angle of concavity in planning target volume can be adopted as selection criteria for intensity-modulated radiation therapy or three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy technique in brain tumors.

Introduction: With innovation of medical imaging, radiotherapy attempts to conform the high dose region to the planning target volume (PTV). The present work aimed to assess the angle of concavity in PTV can be adopted as selection criteria for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) technique in Brain tumors.

Materials And Methods: Thirty previously irradiated patients with brain tumors were replanned with both 3DCRT and IMRT technique.