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Evaluating the Feasibility of Self-sampling using CareHPV™ and Treatment with Cryotherapy in Haiti
(2018)
Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death for women in Haiti.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of HPV self-sampling using
CareHPV™ and subsequent treatment with cryotherapy ...
Development and Validation of a Culturally-Relevant Pain Scale for Kiswahili-Speaking Patients in a Tanzanian Emergency Department
(2017)
Background: Acutely painful conditions, responsible for a large proportion of Emergency
Department patients around the world, are inadequately assessed and poorly treated.
Routine use of scales to quantify pain is recommended ...
Brachytherapy Dosimetry: Working towards in-vivo and end-to-end diametric checks in modern HDR brachytherapy
(2018)
Treatment errors can occur in high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy, but, currently,
there is a lack of real-time treatment verification systems that are clinically available
and thus many errors are only determined retrospectively, ...
Development and Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Small Animal Irradiator
(2018)
Translational cancer research has been around for many years and has resultedin many
advancements in cancer treatment. Preclinical radiation therapy is an importanttool
used in some studies to better understand the biological ...
The development, characterization, and clinical investigation of a novel reusable radiochromic sheet for 2D dose measurement
(2019)
Purpose: Radiochromic film remains a useful and versatile clinical dosimetry tool.
While simple to use, current film options are single use, with no forms of reusable
film available commercially. Here we introduce a novel ...
Techniques to Improve Gynecological High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Treatments
(2019)
The thesis has two parts. The first project relates to real time dosimetry in Gynecological
(GYN) High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Treatments and the second part investigates
a new workflow for Image Guided Brachytherapy ...
Comparison of planning techniques for single-isocenter multiple-target (SIMT) stereotactic radiosurgery
(2019)
Since 2010, Duke University Medical Center has used the single-isocenter technique
to treat patients with multiple brain metastases. The purpose of this project is to
compare treatment planning techniques for these patients ...
Assessment of Current Cervical Cancer Screening Practice and Responses to a Novel Screening Device, Transvaginal Digital Colposcopy, Among Gynecologists in Hyderabad, India
(2015)
Background: India has the highest burden of cervical cancer mortality, globally, with
67,477 deaths in 2012. A novel device, the transvaginal digital colposcope (TVDC),
or a small handheld colposcope, could potentially improve ...
Physics and Treatment Planning Considerations for Multifocal Radiosurgery and SBRT
(2017)
Purpose:A new development in linac-based intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
and extracranial stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is treatment of multiple
targets using single isocenter volumetric modulated ...
The Role of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements in Identifying Subjects with Asthma Symptoms in Western Kenya
(2017)
AbstractBackground: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a novel biomarker that
is utilized as a tool to assist with the diagnosis and management of asthma in developed
countries. Little data exists from sub-Saharan ...