Global research trends in Total Body Irradiation: a bibliometric analysis.

Objectives: This manuscript presents a bibliometric and visualization analysis of Total Body Irradiation (TBI) research, aiming to elucidate trends, gaps, and future directions in the field. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the global research landscape of TBI, highlighting its key contributions, evolving trends, and potential areas for future exploration.

Methods: The data for this study were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), encompassing articles published up to May 2023.

Stakeholders' Initial Experience With Telemedicine Services Introduced at 13 Government Medical Colleges in Uttar Pradesh, India During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study.

Background: India went into a stringent lockdown in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020, and routine outpatient and elective health services were suspended. Thus, access to healthcare services got significantly disrupted. To mitigate the impact, 21 state-owned medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and among the most resource-constrained states in India, had to hastily launch telemedicine (TM) services.

Early COVID-19 response in two small island developing states: Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago.

Problem: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Severe illness requires intensive care facilities, which are limited in smaller, resource-constrained settings.

Context: Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago are small island developing states with comparable climates.

Investigation of optimum minimum segment width on VMAT plan quality and deliverability: A comprehensive dosimetric and clinical evaluation using DVH analysis.

Purpose: Minimum segment width (MSW) plays a fundamental role in the shaping of optimized apertures and creation of segments of varying sizes and shapes in complex radiotherapy treatment plans. The purpose of this work was to study the effect of MSW on dose distribution in patients planned with VMAT for various treatment sites using dose volume histogram (DVH) analysis.

Materials And Methods: For the validation of optimum MSW, 125 clinical treatment plans were evaluated.

Coronavirus disease 2019 and dengue: two case reports.

Background: The pandemic of this century has overwhelmed the healthcare systems of affected countries, and all resources have been diverted to coronavirus disease 2019. At the onset, coronavirus disease 2019 can present as any other acute febrile undifferentiated illness. In tropical regions, clinicians are increasingly challenged to differentiate these febrile illnesses without the use of diagnostics.

COVID-19 and emergencies in patients with diabetes: two case reports.

Background: Maldives reported its first Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on March 7th, 2020. Since then more than 9400 positive cases and 33 deaths have been reported. Recently studies have shown that COVID-19 patients with diabetes had a poor prognosis and a higher mortality rate when compared to the non-diabetic patients.

UK & Ireland Prostate Brachytherapy Practice Survey 2014-2016.

Purpose: To document the current prostate brachytherapy practice across the UK and Ireland and compare with previously published audit results.

Material And Methods: Participants from 25 centers attending the annual UK & Ireland Prostate Brachytherapy Conference were invited to complete an online survey. Sixty-three questions assessed the center's experience and staffing, clinician's experience, clinical selection criteria and scheduling, number of cases per modality in the preceding three years, low-dose-rate (LDR) pre- and post-implant technique and high-dose-rate (HDR) implant technique.

Prostate cancer treated with brachytherapy; an exploratory study of dose-dependent biomarkers and quality of life.

Background: Low-dose-rate permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB) is an attractive treatment option for patients with localised prostate cancer with excellent outcomes. As standard CT-based post-implant dosimetry often correlates poorly with late treatment-related toxicity, this exploratory (proof of concept) study was conducted to investigate correlations between radiation - induced DNA damage biomarker levels, and acute and late bowel, urinary, and sexual toxicity.

Methods: Twelve patients treated with I PPB monotherapy (145Gy) for prostate cancer were included in this prospective study.

Religious beliefs, possession States, and spirits: three case studies from sri lanka.

We describe three patients from different religious backgrounds in Sri Lanka whose possession states were strongly influenced by their religious beliefs. Patient A was a Buddhist who claimed to have special powers given by a local deity named Paththini. Patient B was a Catholic who experienced spirits around her whom she believed were sent by Satan.

First report of chikungunya from the Maldives.

An outbreak, characterised by fever, arthralgia and myalgia, in Malé and other islands of the Maldives began in December 2006. The illness was suspected as being due to chikungunya virus based on clinical symptoms and the prevailing chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean region. The Department of Public Health initiated an investigation and collected blood samples from 67 patients; 21% were IgM-positive for chikungunya and 96% were PCR-positive.

Panel 2.1 1: food security and nutrition.

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.11, Food Security and Nutrition of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to food security and nutrition as pertain to the responses to the damage created by the Tsunami.

Panel 2.8: water, sanitation, food safety, and environmental health.

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion by the panel that addressed issues with Water, Sanitation, Food Safety, and Environmental Health during the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to water, sanitation, food safety, and environmental health as pertain to the responses to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) needs assessments; (2) institutional capacity and coordination; (3) what was done well, and what could have been done better?; and (4) capacity building and preparedness.

Session 1.4: health services delivery: a critical review of experience.

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Session 1.4, Health Services Delivery: A Critical Review of Experience, of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to health services delivery as pertaining to the responses to the damage created by the Tsunami.