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J Appl Clin Med Phys
January 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
This case report describes a 45-min active learning lesson plan that engages 4th-5th and 6th-8th grade school students in spatial reasoning through a review of medical imaging. The lesson plan reviews different planar orientations and cross-sections of computed tomography (CT) images of familiar objects. The lesson is designed to introduce students to the idea that scientists are key contributors to healthcare, including in medical imaging technologies that facilitate the visualization of internal structures of patients without invasive procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed Phys
January 2025
Sun Nuclear, Melbourne, Florida, USA.
Task Group (TG) 314 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) was charged to develop guidance for recovering from fault states in radiation therapy, specifically regarding the delivery of photon or electron beams using a linear accelerator (linac) including ancillary systems. The fault conditions addressed may involve software, hardware, or a combination of causes. The report provides detailed recommendations for the proactive steps to be taken before a fault, the actions to be taken at the time of a fault, and the safety steps before returning a linac to clinical service, as well as the activities that device manufacturers and standard organizations can do to prevent and resolve the faults.
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October 2024
Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Radiotherapy is recognized as the primary treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Rapid and accurate dose prediction is crucial for enhancing the quality and efficiency of radiotherapy planning. However, the current dose prediction model based on 2D architecture cannot effectively learn the spatial information among slices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrahlenther Onkol
December 2024
Young DEGRO Trial Group, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Radiation science is of utmost significance not only due to its growing importance for clinical use, but also in everyday life such as in radiation protection questions. The expected increase in cancer incidence due to an aging population combined with technical advancements further implicates this importance and results in a higher need for sufficient highly educated and motivated personnel. Thus, factors preventing young scientists and medical personnel from entering or remaining in the field need to be identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiology
October 2024
From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 1144 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98109 (S.C.P.); and Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (J.X.).
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