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Occupational burnout in nuclear medicine technologists working in Australia and New Zealand – results of a multi-national survey 在澳大利亚和新西兰工作的核医学技术人员的职业倦怠--一项跨国调查的结果。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-10-27 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.834
Melissa Shields BAppSci (MRS) (NM), Daphne James PhD, Lynne McCormack PhD
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Size-specific dose estimates calculated using patient size measurements from scanned projection radiograph in high-resolution chest computed tomography 利用高分辨率胸部计算机断层扫描中扫描投影射线照片得出的患者体型测量值计算出的特定体型剂量估算值。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.830
Ajit Brindhaban BSc, PhD
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Optimising hypoxia PET imaging and its applications in guiding targeted radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a scoping review 优化缺氧 PET 成像及其在指导非小细胞肺癌靶向放射治疗中的应用:范围综述。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.831
Carol Marks BSc, Michelle Leech PhD
{"title":"Optimising hypoxia PET imaging and its applications in guiding targeted radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: a scoping review","authors":"Carol Marks BSc,&nbsp;Michelle Leech PhD","doi":"10.1002/jmrs.831","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jmrs.831","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Definitive treatment includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Tumour hypoxia impacts the efficacy of these treatment modalities. Novel positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging has been developed to non-invasively quantify hypoxic tumour subregions, and to guide personalised treatment strategies. This review evaluates the reliability of hypoxia imaging in NSCLC in relation to various tracers, its correlations to treatment-related outcomes, and to assess if this imaging modality can be meaningfully applied into radiation therapy workflows.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A literature search was conducted on the Medline (Ovid) and Embase databases. Searches included terms related to ‘hypoxia’, ‘positron-emission tomography’, ‘magnetic resonance imaging’ and ‘lung cancer’. Results were filtered to exclude studies prior to 2011, and animal studies were excluded. Only studies referring to a confirmed pathology of NSCLC were included, while disease staging was not a limiting factor. Full-text English language and translated literature examined included clinical trials, clinical cohort studies and feasibility studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Quantification of hypoxic volumes in a pre-treatment setting is of prognostic value, and indicative of treatment response. Dosimetric comparisons have highlighted potential to significantly dose escalate to hypoxic volumes without risk of additional toxicity. However, clinical data to support these strategies are lacking.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Heterogenous study design and non-standardised imaging parameters have led to a lack of clarity regarding the application of hypoxia PET imaging in NSCLC. PET imaging using nitroimidazole tracers is the most investigated method of non-invasively measuring tumour hypoxia and has potential to guide hypoxia-targeted radiation therapy. Further clinical research is required to elucidate the benefits versus risks of dose-escalation strategies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences","volume":"72 1","pages":"106-118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jmrs.831","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Intrafraction motion and impact of margin reduction for MR-Linac online adaptive radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer treatments 胰腺癌治疗中 MR-Linac 在线自适应放疗的牵引内运动和边缘缩小的影响。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-10-13 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.832
Ashleigh Fasala BMRS(RT), Madeline Carr BMedRadPhysAdv (Hons), PhD, Yolanda Surjan PhD, Parmoun Daghigh MSc, Jeremy de Leon BSc (Bioinformatics), MBBS, FRANZCR, Abbey Burns BMRS(RT), Vikneswary Batumalai PhD
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Continuing Professional Development - Radiation Therapy. 专业进修--放射治疗。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.829
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Open or closed: Experience of head and neck radiotherapy masks – A mixed-methods study 开放或封闭:头颈部放射治疗面罩的使用体验--一项混合方法研究。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.825
Erik Lundin MD, Sofia Axelsson PhD student, Emma Ohlsson-Nevo PhD
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Continuing Professional Development - Radiation Therapy 比较妇科外照射放射治疗中的固定装置:提高骨盆倾斜的分段间再现性。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.826
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Artificial intelligence and radiographer preliminary image evaluation: What might the future hold for radiographers providing x-ray interpretation in the acute setting? 人工智能和放射技师初步图像评估:在急诊环境中提供 X 射线判读的放射技师的未来会怎样?
IF 1.8
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.821
Clare Rainey PhD, FHEA
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Continuing Professional Development - Medical Imaging 新西兰一个地区放射技师的初步图像评估表现:为期 6 个月的前瞻性研究。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.827
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Learning in radiation oncology: 12-month experience with a new incident learning system 放射肿瘤学的学习:使用新事故学习系统的 12 个月经验。
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Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences Pub Date : 2024-09-15 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.823
Krystle Crouch BMedRadSc (RT), BHSc, Laura Adamson BSc, BApp SC RT (MRS), Rachael Beldham-Collins BAppSC RT (MRT), MHSc (Ed), Jonathan Sykes BA Phys (Hon), M MedPhys, PhD, David Thwaites MA, MSc, PhD, FIPEM FInstP, FACPSEM, FRCR (Hon)
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