The impact of automatic tube current modulation related settings of a modern GE CT scanner on image quality and patient dose; details do matter
CONCLUSION: SmartmA is a tool that if not properly used may increase the patient doses considerably. Therefore, its settings should be carefully adjusted for each preset different clinical protocol.PMID:38659159 | DOI:10.1002/acm2.14356 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Ioannis A Tsalafoutas Shady AlKhazzam Mohammed Hassan Kharita Source Type: research
Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Perceived Exertion During Aerobic Exercise in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: The current meta-analysis showed that MC does not impact RPE. Although acute RPE is not impacted by MC phases, future studies and practitioners should pay attention to the impact of RPE session by session throughout the MC.PMID:38659609 | PMC:PMC11042688 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Raul Cosme Ramos Prado Anthony C Hackney Rodrigo Silveira Marcus W Kilpatrick Monica Yuri Takito Ricardo Yukio Asano Source Type: research
Electron streaming dose measurements and calculations on a 1.5 T MR-Linac
CONCLUSIONS: These results show that electron streams can deposit significant doses outside the primary field and that dosimeter choice and TPS calculation settings greatly influence the reported readings. Due to the steep dose gradient of the ESE, EBT3 film remains the choice for accurate skin dose assessment in this challenging environment.PMID:38661097 | DOI:10.1002/acm2.14370 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Elizabeth Patterson Marcus Powers Peter E Metcalfe Dean Cutajar Bradley M Oborn John A Baines Source Type: research
The incidence of floorball injuries-A systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of floorball injuries is high, especially among women. When considering the growing popularity of floorball, these pooled incidences serve as reference values for future injury prevention programs.PMID:38663160 | DOI:10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.04.003 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Rasmus Liukkonen Matias Vaajala Jeremias Tarkiainen Ilari Kuitunen Source Type: research
Psychological constructs from the Fear Avoidance Model and Beyond as predictors for persisting symptoms after concussion: An integrative review
CONCLUSIONS: There is the need for additional evidence and this integrative review provides an adaptation of the FAM for PSaC to be used as a guiding preliminary framework for future research. Future research should aim to include psychological factors proposed in this modified FAM to fully understand PSaC.PMID:38663576 | DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2024.04.007 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Katherine E Buzzanca-Fried Aliyah Snyder Russell M Bauer Jane Morgan-Daniel Christopher Perez de Corcho Russell Addeo Sarah Lahey Zachary Houck Jason M Beneciuk Source Type: research
Is It Possible to Decolonize the Field of Physical Activity and Health?
J Phys Act Health. 2024 Apr 24:1-3. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0135. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIs it possible to decolonize the field of physical activity and health? Decoloniality presupposes a body-geopolitical location, such as in the Brazilian and Latin American context, where it is crucial to use social identity lenses related to race, gender, sexuality, and other social markers that affect the body. Understanding health and physical activity from a decolonial perspective would bring the oppressions that connect capitalism, patriarchy, and racism to the center of the discussion. For a "physical activity other," we cha...
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Alan G Knuth Giulia Salaberry Leite Sueyla Ferreira da Silva Dos Santos In ácio Crochemore-Silva Source Type: research
Physical Activity at Different Life Stages and Its Consequence on the Initial Immunization and Inflammatory Response Against COVID-19
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adults that accumulated at least 150 minutes of MVPA per week or practiced PA during adolescence developed an improved immune and inflammatory response against COVID-19 vaccination.PMID:38663845 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0370 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Priscila Almeida Queiroz Rossi Regis Gomes Teresa Cristina do Nascimento Salazar Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros Silvia Vasconcelos Adalberto Socorro da Silva Ester Miranda Pereira Vitoria Braga Melo Marcela Helena Gambin Fonseca Clarissa Romero Teixeira G Source Type: research
Interventions Based on Behavior Change Techniques to Encourage Physical Activity or Decrease Sedentary Behavior in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 50-70: Systematic Review With Intervention Component Analysis
J Aging Phys Act. 2024 Apr 24:1-24. doi: 10.1123/japa.2023-0140. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIncreasing physical activity (PA) and/or decreasing sedentary behaviors is important in the delay and prevention of long-term conditions. PA can help maintain function and independence and decrease the need for hospitalization/institutionalization. Activity rates often decline in later life resulting in a need for interventions that encourage uptake and adherence through the use of Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs). We conducted a systematic review of the evidence for interventions that included BCTs in community-dwelling adults ...
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Saima Ahmed Kimberly Lazo Green Lisa McGarrigle Annemarie Money Neil Pendleton Chris Todd Source Type: research
Kids SIPsmartER reduces sugar-sweetened beverages among Appalachian middle-school students and their caregivers: a cluster randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: Kids SIPsmartER was effective at reducing SSB consumption among students and their caregivers in the rural, medically underserved Appalachian region. Importantly, SSB effects were even stronger among students and caregivers who were high consumers at baseline.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clincialtrials.gov: NCT03740113. Registered 14 November 2018- Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03740113 .PMID:38664715 | DOI:10.1186/s12966-024-01594-7 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 25, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Jamie M Zoellner Wen You Kathleen Porter Brittany Kirkpatrick Annie Reid Donna Brock Phillip Chow Lee Ritterband Source Type: research
Frailty recommendations and guidelines: an evaluation of the implementability and a critical appraisal of clinical applicability by the ISPRM Frailty Focus Group
CONCLUSIONS: The WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older people (24) the ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and management of Frailty (15), the FOCUS guidelines (25) and the Asia Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines (14) for the Management of Frailty have the best quality and applicability of the existing guidelines on the management of frailty, we suggest that should be employed to define the standards of care for patients with frailty. There are barriers for their implementation, as stated by our experts, to take into account, and some of them are country- or region-specific. Screenin...
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Eleftheria Antoniadou Emanuele Giusti Paolo Capodaglio Der-Sheng Han Francesca Gimigliano Juan M Guzman Mooyeon Oh-Park Walter Frontera Expert Panel Source Type: research
Emergency Department-Based Physical Function Measures for Falls in Older Adults and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of GAPcare
CONCLUSIONS: Measures of function collected at the index ED visit, such as the AM-PAC 6 clicks and TUG time, may be helpful at predicting clinical outcomes for older adults presenting for a fall. Based on our study findings, we suggest a novel workflow to guide the use of these clinical measures for ED patients with falls.PMID:38656264 | DOI:10.1519/JPT.0000000000000403 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Daniel H Strauss Natalie M Davoodi Linda J Resnik Sarah Keene Peter T Serina Elizabeth M Goldberg Source Type: research
Automatic segmentation of tumour and organs at risk in 3D MRI for cervical cancer radiation therapy with anatomical variations
Phys Eng Sci Med. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1007/s13246-024-01415-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCervical cancer is a common cancer in women globally, with treatment usually involving radiation therapy (RT). Accurate segmentation for the tumour site and organ-at-risks (OARs) could assist in the reduction of treatment side effects and improve treatment planning efficiency. Cervical cancer Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) segmentation is challenging due to a limited amount of training data available and large inter- and intra- patient shape variation for OARs. The proposed Masked-Net consists of a masked encoder within the 3D U...
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Sze-Nung Leung Shekhar S Chandra Karen Lim Tony Young Lois Holloway Jason A Dowling Source Type: research
Health physics society . 2024 affiliate members
Health Phys. 2024 Jun 1;126(6):441. doi: 10.1097/01.HP.0001016460.82215.e1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38657172 | DOI:10.1097/01.HP.0001016460.82215.e1 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Source Type: research
Performance evaluation of the FastIC readout ASIC with emphasis on Cherenkov emission in TOF-PET
Phys Med Biol. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad42fe. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe efficient usage of prompt photons like Cherenkov emission is of great interest for the design of the next generation, cost-effective, and ultrahigh-sensitivity TOF-PET scanners. With custom, high power consuming, readout electronics and fast digitization the prospect of sub-300 ps FWHM with PET-sized BGO crystals have been shown. However, these results are not scalable to a full system consisting of thousands of detector elements.
Approach. To pave the way toward a full TOF-PET scanner, we examine the performance of the Fas...
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Markus Piller Antonio M Castilla Giulia Terragni Jerome Alozy Etiennette Auffray Rafael Ballabriga Michael Campbell Bernd Deutschmann David Gascon Alberto Gola Stefano Merzi Alicja Michalowska-Forsyth Michele Penna Sergio G ómez Fernández Nicolaus Krato Source Type: research
Prompt gamma timing for proton range verification with TlBr and TlCl as pure Cherenkov emitters
Phys Med Biol. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad4304. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObjective.Prompt gamma timing (PGT) uses the detection time of prompt gammas emitted along the proton track in proton radiotherapy to verify Bragg peak positioning. Cherenkov detectors offer the possibility of enhanced signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) due to Cherenkov physics which enhances detection of high energy prompt gamma rays relative to other induced uncorrelated signals. In this work, the PGT technique was applied to 3 semiconductor materials that emit only Cherenkov light: a 3x3x20 mm3TlBr, a 12x12x12 mm3TlBr, and a 5x5x5 mm3 TlCl...
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Justin Ellin Leonor Rebolo Michael Backfish Eric Prebys Gerard Ari ño-Estrada Source Type: research
