Abstract Background Proton beam therapy is promising for the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), but it is sensitive to uncertainties in patient positioning and particle range.Studies have shown that the planning target volume (PTV) concept may not be sufficient to ensure robustness of the target coverage.A few planning studies have considered
This paper presents the development of an information and analytical system to foster scientific and technological development in a given scientific field.In this work, the main software tools for implementing distributed computing, which involves a set of software components for collecting, processing, and analyzing large amounts of data, are cons
Introduction: Rigid bronchoscopy is the preferred method for Liners extracting airway foreign bodies, as it allows grasping forceps to extract foreign bodies while maintaining ventilation through a side port.The main challenge to the Anesthesiologists is to maintain oxygenation and ventilation while sharing the common field with the surgeons.This s
Suelen Cristina Sartoretto,1– 4 Jose Calasans-Maia,5 Rodrigo Resende,2,4,6 Eduardo Câmara,3 Bruna Ghiraldini,7 Fabio Jose Barbosa Bezerra,8 Jose Mauro Granjeiro,4,9 Monica Diuana Calasans-Maia4,6 1Oral Surgery Department, Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; 2Oral Surgery Department, Universidade Iguaçu, Nov