Browsing Masters Theses by Subject "Medicine"

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The Burden of Non-communicable Disease in Low-Income Countries: A Retrospective Analysis of Casualty Department Injury Patterns in Moshi, Tanzania

Casey, Erica Rae (2011)

Injuries represent a significant and growing public health concern in the developing world. Road traffic injuries in particular contribute to a large extent the increasing number of injury victims in low-income countries. ...
Factors Associated with Birth Spacing and Contraceptive Use in Leogane, Haiti

Chakhtoura, Nahida (2012)

AbstractAbstractAbstractAbstract AbstractSpacing the inter-pregnancy interval to more than two years reduces maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Modern contraceptive use can reduce maternal morbidity ...
Inter-Instituion Application of Knowledge-Based IMRT Treatment Planning

Good, David (2012)

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) has allowed a large degree of healthy tissue sparing while delivering therapeutic dose to tumors. However, the treatment planning process for IMRT is iterative and time ...
The Need for Adaptive Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Replanning in Head-and-Neck Patients with Anatomical Changes During Treatment

Rhee, Dong Joo (2013)

AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study is to quantify the effectiveness of adaptive radiation therapy (ART) when anatomical changes to the tumor and/or the organs are observed for head and neck patients during ...
Optimization of RapidArc for Head-and-Neck Radiotherapy

Salazar, Jessica Emily (2011)

<bold>Purpose:</bold> The goal of this planning study is to determine which sectors of the gantry rotation are most and least important in the treatment of head-and-neck carcinomas with Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy, ...
The Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Western Kenya: An Echocardiographic Study

Holland, Thomas Lawrence (2012)

Background:Despite its declining incidence in resource-rich nations, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Recent studies have demonstrated its ...
Screening for Cervical Cancer in HIV Positive Kenyan Women: the Role of HPV Genotyping

Dainty, Erin E. (2013)

Problem: Among HIV positive women in Kenya, cervical cancer has the highest incidence of any malignancy. In order to create effective screening strategies for both the primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer ...
Spirituality, Religious Involvement, and Health System Utilization in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Catalino, Michael Paul (2010)

Background: Spirituality and religious practices can motivate proactive health behavior. Although beliefs and practices may lead to different health behaviors, it is important to recognize the contribution of both to ...
Treatment Delay in Kaposi Sarcoma Patients in Uganda

Niyonzima, Nixon (2011)

AbstractBackgroundSignificant delay occurs in initiating cancer treatment worldwide. In Uganda, there has been an increase in HIV/AIDS related malignancies due to the large number of people with HIV/AIDS. ...
Tumor Motion Analysis Using Cine-MV in Lung Stereotatic Radiation Therapy

Zhang, Fan (2012)

Probabilistic planning is an evolving approach for tumor motion management in which reproducibility of probability distribution function (PDF) of tumor motion is critical yet unclear. Aim of the first study is to evaluate ...