OPTIMAL ORGAN-SPARING INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED ANAL CANAL CARCINOMA: A COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND IMRT PLANS

Abstract Sticker or Magnet Background To compare the dosimetric advantage of three different intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans to a three dimensional (3D) conventional radiation treatment for anal cancer with regards to organs-at-risk (OAR) avoidance, including iliac bone marrow.Methods Five patients with T1-3 N0-1 anal cancer and

Type III secretion systes are highly conserved among gram-negative plant and animal pathogenic bacteria.Through the type III secretion system, bacteria inject a number of virulence proteins into the host cells.Analysis of the whole genome sequence of Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato DC3000 strain Headwear identified a locus, named HopPtoF, that is ho

The rapid development of technology in the current era, especially in the field of sensors, has made many technologies that use sensors appear.In the agricultural sector itself, the use of sensor technology is not spared.In the agricultural sector, rice fields also require a tool that can detect pests which are usually done by the manual method.The

Spasms after spinal cord injury (SCI) are debilitating involuntary muscle contractions that have been associated with increased motor neuron excitability and decreased inhibition.However, whether spasms involve activation of premotor spinal excitatory neuronal circuits is unknown.Here we use mouse genetics, electrophysiology, imaging and optogeneti

Objectives The seroprevalence of antibodies against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an established poor prognostic factor for patients receiving an allogeneic stem cell transplantation.However, the impact of CMV serology on outcome after autologous stem cell transplantation remains unknown.Methods Here, we analyzed the CMV immunoglobulin (Ig) serology of