Small spot size versus large spot size: Effect on plan quality for lung cancer in pencil beam scanning proton therapy
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13512
Abstract: Abstract Purpose The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of spot size on the interplay effect, plan robustness, and dose to the organs at risk for lung cancer plans in pencil… read more here.
Keywords: spot; spot size; lung; spot plans ... See more keywords
Spot delivery error predictions for intensity modulated proton therapy using robustness analysis with machine learning
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13911
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this work is to assess the robustness of treatment plans when spot delivery errors were predicted with a machine learning (ML) model for intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT). Over 6000 machine… read more here.
Keywords: spot; spot delivery; proton; machine learning ... See more keywords
Dried blood spot collection, sample quality, and fieldwork conditions: Structural validations for conversion into standard values
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23517
Abstract: SHARE, a pan‐European panel study in 27 European countries and Israel, has collected dried blood spot (DBS) samples from approximately 27 000 respondents in 13 countries. We aim to obtain factors to convert analyte values between… read more here.
Keywords: spot; fieldwork conditions; blood spot; dried blood ... See more keywords
Functional clustering methods for resistance spot welding process data in the automotive industry
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DOI: 10.1002/asmb.2648
Abstract: Quality assessment of resistance spot welding (RSW) joints of metal sheets in the automotive industry is typically based on costly and lengthy off-line tests that are unfeasible on the full production, especially on large scale.… read more here.
Keywords: clustering methods; spot; industry; process ... See more keywords
Simultaneous Analysis of Phenotype and Cytogenetics Using Imaging Flow Cytometry: Time to Teach Old Dogs New Tricks
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DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23776
Abstract: THE importance of cytogenetic abnormalities in clinical diagnosis and response has been well established in particular for hematological malignancies with the diagnostic tools being microscopy-based karyotyping or fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). For chronic lymphocytic… read more here.
Keywords: spot; imaging flow; hybridization; intensity ... See more keywords
Does the design of spot markets matter for the success of futures markets? Evidence from dairy futures
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DOI: 10.1002/fut.21883
Abstract: This study provides evidence of the importance of a well-defined and functioning spot market for the success of the associated futures market. The United States (US) spot market for nonfat dry milk has several distinct… read more here.
Keywords: futures markets; spot; market; evidence ... See more keywords
Fractional cointegration in bitcoin spot and futures markets
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DOI: 10.1002/fut.22216
Abstract: This paper adopts the fractional cointegrated vector autoregressive (FCVAR) model to examine high-frequency price discovery of bitcoin spot and futures prices from December 18, 2017 to July 31, 2020 We find that bitcoin spot and… read more here.
Keywords: bitcoin spot; bitcoin; spot; price discovery ... See more keywords
Dried plasma spot-based liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the quantification of methotrexate in human plasma and its application in therapeutic drug monitoring.
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DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100700
Abstract: Methotrexate, a folic acid antitumor drug, is widely used to treat childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Therapeutic drug monitoring is crucial for adjusting the dosage of methotrexate according to its plasma concentration and reducing adverse effects.… read more here.
Keywords: spot; plasma spot; methotrexate; dried plasma ... See more keywords
Homogeneity study of proton and carbon ion scanning beams using combinations of different spot sizes and grid sizes
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.12569
Abstract: Purpose: Different scanning ion beam delivery systems have different delivery accuracies, and the resulting delivery errors will affect field homogeneity. This study was performed to determine an appropriate combination of spot size (FWHM) and spot… read more here.
Keywords: proton carbon; spot; delivery; ion ... See more keywords
Technical Note: Optimization of spot and trimmer position during dynamically collimated proton therapy
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.13441
Abstract: PURPOSE To demonstrate a novel theoretical optimization design which considers beam spot and trimmer positioning in addition to beamlet weighting for dynamically collimated proton therapy (DCPT) treatments. Prior to this, the previous methods of plan… read more here.
Keywords: spot; position; spot trimmer; optimization ... See more keywords
Time structure of pencil beam scanning proton FLASH beams measured with scintillator detectors and compared with log files.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15486
Abstract: PURPOSE Key factors in FLASH treatments are the ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) and the time structure of the beam delivery. Measurements of the time structure in pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton FLASH treatments is challenging… read more here.
Keywords: spot; beam; sequence; detector ... See more keywords