Study of multistep Dense U-Net-based automatic segmentation for head MRI scans
Background: Despite extensive efforts to obtain accurate segmentation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of a head, it remains challe…
Correlation between impulse magnitude and inhibition of cell proliferation in alternating electric fields therapy
This study was designed to investigate the correlation between the impulse by dielectrophoretic force applied inside a dividing cell during …
Feasibility study of a scintillation sheet-based detector for fluence monitoring during external photon beam radiotherapy
Purpose: This study evaluated the properties of a scintillation sheet-based dosimetry system for beam monitoring with high spatial resolutio…
Study of a plastic scintillating plate‑based quality assurance system for pencil beam scanning proton beams
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a plastic scintillating plate‑based beam monitoring system to perform quality assura…
Comparison of filtered back projection with fast non-local means denoising approach and iterative reconstruction in pediatric chest CT image using 3D printed lung nodules
This study aimed to quantitatively analyze the effciency of the fast non-local means (FNLM) filter in increasing the nodule detection sensit…
Synergistic effect of TTF and 5-FU combination treatment on pancreatic cancer cells
The present study investigated the therapeutic potential of combining tumor-treating fields (TTF), a novel cancer treatment modality that em…
Application of Fast Non-Local Denoising Approach in Digital Radiography Using Lung Nodule Phantom for Radiation Dose Reduction
Introduction: Chest X-ray imaging has become the most commonly used, as it is the primary method for lung cancer screening during medical ch…
Potential prognostic factor in alternating electric fields therapy based on absorbed energy in tissue
The present study aimed to determine a method for estimating a potential prognostic factor in alternating electric fields for the treatment …
Feasibility of a method for optimizing the electrode array structure in tumor-treating fields therapy
The present study investigated electrode array structures that maximize the therapeutic electric field intensity to tumors with different sh…
Feasibility of a quality assurance system for electromagnetic field therapy
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly developed quality assurance system for electromagnetic field therapy called…
Technical note: Evaluation of methods for reducing edge current density under electrode arrays for tumor-treating fields therapy
Background: Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) therapy is increasingly utilized clinically because of its demonstrated efficacy in cancer trea…
Development of a dosimetry system for therapeutic X-rays using a flexible amorphous silicon thin-film solar cell with a scintillator screen
Purpose: To evaluate the dosimetric characteristics and applications of a dosimetry system composed of a flexible amorphous silicon thin-fil…
The combination of tumor treating fields and hyperthermia has synergistic therapeutic effects in glioblastoma cells by downregulating STAT3
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common type of brain tumor, is a very aggressive and treatment-refractory cancer, with a 5-year surv…
Inter fractional entrance dose monitoring as quality assurance using Gafchromic EBT3 film
Introduction: This study describes a simple method of inter‑fractional photon beam monitoring to measure the entrance dose of radiation trea…
Thymidine decreases the DNA damage and apoptosis caused by tumor‐treating fields in cancer cell lines
Background Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) is an emerging non-invasive cancer-treatment modality using alternating electric fields with low…