Validation of a patient-specific quality assurance tool for offline analysis of treatment deliveries.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.70161
Abstract: In radiation therapy, Patient‐Specific Quality Assurance (PSQA) is used to ensure safety and accuracy of treatment deliveries, which is paramount to control the disease while safeguarding healthy tissues. In common clinical practice, this involves comparing… read more here.
Keywords: patient specific; treatment; quality assurance; treatment deliveries ... See more keywords
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Chronic Uveitis-Specific Quality of Life Instrument for Patients with Chronic Uveitis.
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DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2162926
Abstract: PURPOSE To develop and assess psychometric properties of a disease-specific quality of life (QOL) assessment tool for patients with chronic uveitis. METHODS The initial 42-item chronic uveitis-related QOL questionnaire (CUQOL) was developed by literature review,… read more here.
Keywords: patients chronic; psychometric properties; specific quality; chronic uveitis ... See more keywords
Development of a deep learning-based error detection system without error dose maps in the patient-specific quality assurance of volumetric modulated arc therapy.
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DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrad028
Abstract: To detect errors in patient-specific quality assurance (QA) for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), we proposed an error detection method based on dose distribution analysis using unsupervised deep learning approach and analyzed 161 prostate VMAT… read more here.
Keywords: specific quality; quality assurance; patient specific; error ... See more keywords
Development of Nurse-Sensitive, Emergency Department-Specific Quality Indicators Using a Modified Delphi Technique.
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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000627
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is no identified set of nursing-sensitive, emergency department (ED)-specific quality indicators. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to address the gap in quality indicators specific to the emergency care environment and identify… read more here.
Keywords: sensitive emergency; quality; specific quality; development ... See more keywords
How do people with dementia and family carers value dementia‐specific quality of life states? An explorative “Think Aloud” study
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DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12646
Abstract: To investigate the decision‐making processes applied by people with dementia and family carers participating in using health economic approaches to value dementia‐specific quality of life states. read more here.
Keywords: people dementia; value dementia; specific quality; family carers ... See more keywords
Translation, cross‐cultural adaptation and validation of the “Cardiff wound impact schedule,” a wound‐specific quality of life instrument, to the native Spanish of Mexican patients
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DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13253
Abstract: The aim of this study was to translate into Mexican Spanish, cross‐culturally adapt and validate the wound‐specific quality of life (QoL) instrument Cardiff wound impact schedule (CWIS) for Mexican patients. This instrument went through the… read more here.
Keywords: instrument; wound specific; specific quality; quality life ... See more keywords
Deep Multimodal Neural Network Based on Data-Feature Fusion for Patient-Specific Quality Assurance.
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DOI: 10.1142/s0129065721500556
Abstract: Patient-specific quality assurance (QA) for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) plans is routinely performed in the clinical. However, it is labor-intensive and time-consuming for medical physicists. QA prediction models can address these shortcomings and improve… read more here.
Keywords: specific quality; vmat plans; quality assurance; patient specific ... See more keywords
Improvement in Neuropathy Specific Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes after Vitamin D Supplementation
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/7928083
Abstract: Objective To assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation on neuropathy specific quality of life (NeuroQoL) in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. Methods This prospective, open label study was conducted between June 2012 and April… read more here.
Keywords: quality; neuropathy specific; specific quality; vitamin supplementation ... See more keywords
Evaluating vision-specific quality of life and functional vision in a Brazilian population with Stargardt disease
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DOI: 10.1177/11206721221121023
Abstract: Purpose To compare the vision-specific quality of life (QoL) of individuals with Stargardt disease (STGD) with that of healthy individuals and to investigate the association between vision-specific QoL and functional vision. Methods This cross-sectional study… read more here.
Keywords: specific qol; specific quality; functional vision; vision ... See more keywords
Translation and validation of the stroke specific quality of life scale into Arabic.
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DOI: 10.3233/nre-182552
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is a need to validate one of the specific stroke quality of life (QOL) scales into Arabic. OBJECTIVE To translate and validate the stroke specific quality of life (SSQOL) into Arabic. METHODS The… read more here.
Keywords: quality life; stroke specific; quality; specific quality ... See more keywords
Patient-Specific Quality Assurance Using a 3D-Printed Chest Phantom for Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.629927
Abstract: This study aims to confirm the usefulness of patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) using three-dimensional (3D)-printed phantoms in ensuring the stability of IORT and the precision of the treatment administered. In this study, five patient-specific chest… read more here.
Keywords: patient specific; phantom; using printed; specific quality ... See more keywords