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Girard MG, Davis MP, Tan HH, Wedd DJ, Chakrabarty P, Ludt WB, Summers AP, Smith WL. Phylogenetics of archerfishes (Toxotidae) and evolution of the toxotid shooting apparatus. Integr Org Biol 2022; 4:obac013. [PMID: 35814192 PMCID: PMC9259087 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obac013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Archerfishes (Toxotidae) are variously found in the fresh- and brackish-water environments of Asia Pacific and are well known for their ability to shoot water at terrestrial prey. These shots of water are intended to strike their prey and cause it to fall into the water for capture and consumption. While this behavior is well known, there are competing hypotheses (blowpipe vs. pressure tank hypothesis) of how archerfishes shoot and which oral structures are involved. Current understanding of archerfish shooting structures is largely based on two species, Toxotes chatareus and T. jaculatrix. We do not know if all archerfishes possess the same oral structures to shoot water, if anatomical variation is present within these oral structures, or how these features have evolved. Additionally, there is little information on the evolution of the Toxotidae as a whole, with all previous systematic works focusing on the interrelationships of the family. We first investigate the limits of archerfish species using new and previously published genetic data. Our analyses highlight that the current taxonomy of archerfishes does not conform to the relationships we recover. Toxotes mekongensis and T. siamensis are placed in synonymy of T. chatareus, Toxotes carpentariensis is recognized as a species and removed from synonymy of T. chatareus, and the genus Protoxotes is recognized for T. lorentzi based on the results of our analyses. We then take an integrative approach, using a combined analysis of discrete hard- and soft-tissue morphological characters with genetic data, to construct a phylogeny of the Toxotidae. Using the resulting phylogenetic hypothesis, we then characterize the evolutionary history and anatomical variation within the archerfishes. We discuss the variation in the oral structures and the evolution of the mechanism with respect to the interrelationships of archerfishes, and find that the oral structures of archerfishes support the blowpipe hypothesis but soft-tissue oral structures may also play a role in shooting. Finally, by comparing the morphology of archerfishes to their sister group, we find that the Leptobramidae has relevant shooting features in the oral cavity, suggesting that some components of the archerfish shooting mechanism are examples of co-opted or exapted traits.
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- M G Girard
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, 20560, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, USA
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- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 117377, SGP
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- Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, 0810, AUS
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- Ichthyology Section, Museum of Natural Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Ichthyology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA
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- Department of Biology and SAFS, University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA
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Beers CA, Smith WL, Weppler S, Schinkel C, Quon H. Radiation Oncology Device Approval in the United States and Canada. Cureus 2019; 11:e4351. [PMID: 31192056 PMCID: PMC6550514 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Medical devices are a crucial component in the field of radiation oncology. The review and licensing of radiation oncology devices (RODs) is managed on a national basis in Canada by Health Canada and in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The purpose of this study was to examine differences in ROD licensing timelines between Health Canada and the FDA that may impact the ability of Canadians to access the most up-to-date radiation oncology care. Methods A list of ROD was compiled by searching keywords, manufacturers, and proprietary device names in the publicly accessible Canadian Medical Devices Active Licence Listing (MDALL) and the American Establishment Registration & Device Listing and the 510(k) Premarket Notification database. ROD licensing dates were then obtained through both databases. ROD were included if they were licensed in both countries. Results A total of 51 RODs were included in this study and it was found that 71% (36/51) were issued licenses for sale in the United States before Canada, at a mean of 506 days sooner (median [IQR] = 282 [326.5]). No trends in licensing dates were found by stratifying devices by type. Analyses were limited to the date of licensing only, as Health Canada provided no publicly-available information regarding submission milestones such as first submission date for the RODs studied. Conclusions The majority of radiation oncology devices examined were licensed for sale in the USA before Canada. Due to the absence of publicly available information regarding initial ROD application date, we cannot evaluate the impact of the approval process on the overall difference in licensing date. Importantly, this research highlights a lack of publicly-available information from Health Canada regarding the medical device approval process for the radiation oncology devices studied herein.
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- Craig A Beers
- Radiation Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAN
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- Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAN
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- Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAN
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- Radiation Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, CAN
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Smith WL, Smith CD, Patel S, Eisenstat DD, Quirk S, Mackenzie M, Olivotto IA. What Conditions Make Proton Beam Therapy Financially Viable in Western Canada? Cureus 2018; 10:e3644. [PMID: 30723643 PMCID: PMC6351082 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background Proton beam therapy (PBT) is available in many western and Asian countries, but there is no clinical, gantry-based PBT facility in Canada. Methods A cost analysis was conducted from the Alberta Ministry of Health perspective with a 15-year horizon. Estimated costs were: PBT unit, facility development as part of an ongoing capital project, electricity, maintenance contract, and staffing. Revenues were: savings from stopping USA referrals, avoiding the costs of standard radiation therapy (RT) for Albertans receiving PBT instead, and cost-recovery charges for out-of-province patients. Results The Ministry of Health funded 15 Albertans for PBT in the USA in the 2014/15 fiscal year (mean CAD$ 237,348/patient). A single-vault, compact PBT unit operating 10 hours/day could treat 250 patients annually. A 100 Albertans, with accepted indications, such as the curative-intent treatment of chordomas, ocular melanomas, and selected pediatric cancers, would likely benefit annually from PBT’s improved conformality and/or reduced integral dose compared to RT. The estimated capital cost was $40 million for a single beamline built within an ongoing capital project. Operating costs were $4.8 million/year at capacity. With 50% capacity reserved for non-Albertans at a cost recovery of $45,000/patient, a Western Canadian PBT facility would achieve net positive cash flow by year eight of clinical operations, assuming Alberta-to-USA referrals reach 21 patients/year by 2024 and increase at 3%/year thereafter. Sensitivity analysis indicates the lifetime net savings is robust to the assumptions made. Conclusion This business case, based on Canadian costing data and estimates, demonstrates the potential for a financially viable PBT facility in Western Canada.
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- Wendy L Smith
- Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAN
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- Radiation Oncology, University of Alberta, Alberta, CAN
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- Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, CAN
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- Oncology, University of Calgary/Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, CAN
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Hindmarsh JJ, Smith WL. Quantifying construction vibration effects on daily radiotherapy treatments. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018; 19:733-738. [PMID: 29983003 PMCID: PMC6123134 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The existing two‐story parkade is being replaced by a four‐story parkade on a hospital campus. The parkade is across a two‐lane access road from a cancer center with a nine‐linear accelerator radiotherapy department in the basement. The new parkade is supported by over 280 drilled and cased pilings installed at depths between 10 and 25 m depending on the underlying soil strata and varying diameters, up to 1.5 m. The construction work in such close proximity to the radiation therapy department resulted in significant vibrations being felt in the simulation and treatment vaults. The amplitude and frequency of the vibration was measured. Using vendor supplied documentation, the total vibratory amplitude of the linear accelerators in use within the department was calculated. The results fell outside of specification, resulting in changes to the way the project preceded following discussion with the project management team.
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- Jonathan J Hindmarsh
- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Foothills Hospital, 1331 29th St. N.W, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N2
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Foothills Hospital, 1331 29th St. N.W, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N2
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Conroy L, Quirk S, Watt E, Ecclestone G, Conway JL, Olivotto IA, Phan T, Smith WL. Deep inspiration breath hold level variability and deformation in locoregional breast irradiation. Pract Radiat Oncol 2018; 8:e109-e116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Guebert A, Conroy L, Weppler S, Alghamdi M, Conway J, Harper L, Phan T, Olivotto IA, Smith WL, Quirk S. Clinical implementation of AXB from AAA for breast: Plan quality and subvolume analysis. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018; 19:243-250. [PMID: 29696752 PMCID: PMC5978944 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Purpose Two dose calculation algorithms are available in Varian Eclipse software: Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm (AAA) and Acuros External Beam (AXB). Many Varian Eclipse‐based centers have access to AXB; however, a thorough understanding of how it will affect plan characteristics and, subsequently, clinical practice is necessary prior to implementation. We characterized the difference in breast plan quality between AXB and AAA for dissemination to clinicians during implementation. Methods Locoregional irradiation plans were created with AAA for 30 breast cancer patients with a prescription dose of 50 Gy to the breast and 45 Gy to the regional node, in 25 fractions. The internal mammary chain (IMCCTV) nodes were covered by 80% of the breast dose. AXB, both dose‐to‐water and dose‐to‐medium reporting, was used to recalculate plans while maintaining constant monitor units. Target coverage and organ‐at‐risk doses were compared between the two algorithms using dose–volume parameters. An analysis to assess location‐specific changes was performed by dividing the breast into nine subvolumes in the superior–inferior and left–right directions. Results There were minimal differences found between the AXB and AAA calculated plans. The median difference between AXB and AAA for breastCTVV95%, was <2.5%. For IMCCTV, the median differences V95%, and V80% were <5% and 0%, respectively; indicating IMCCTV coverage only decreased when marginally covered. Mean superficial dose increased by a median of 3.2 Gy. In the subvolume analysis, the medial subvolumes were “hotter” when recalculated with AXB and the lateral subvolumes “cooler” with AXB; however, all differences were within 2 Gy. Conclusion We observed minimal difference in magnitude and spatial distribution of dose when comparing the two algorithms. The largest observable differences occurred in superficial dose regions. Therefore, clinical implementation of AXB from AAA for breast radiotherapy is not expected to result in changes in clinical practice for prescribing or planning breast radiotherapy.
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- Alexandra Guebert
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Conroy L, Guebert A, Smith WL. Technical Note: Issues related to external marker block placement for deep inspiration breath hold breast radiotherapy. Med Phys 2017; 44:37-42. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Leigh Conroy
- Department of Medical Physics; Tom Baker Cancer Centre; 1331 29 Street NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 4N2
- Department of Physics & Astronomy; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Medical Physics; Tom Baker Cancer Centre; 1331 29 Street NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 4N2
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- Department of Medical Physics; Tom Baker Cancer Centre; 1331 29 Street NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 4N2
- Department of Physics & Astronomy; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4
- Department of Oncology; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4
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Conway JL, Conroy L, Harper L, Scheifele M, Li H, Smith WL, Graham T, Phan T, Olivotto IA. Deep inspiration breath-hold produces a clinically meaningful reduction in ipsilateral lung dose during locoregional radiation therapy for some women with right-sided breast cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol 2016; 7:147-153. [PMID: 28089480 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The goal of the work described here was to determine whether deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) produces a clinically meaningful reduction in pulmonary dose compared with free breathing (FB) during locoregional radiation for right-sided breast cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS Four-field, modified-wide tangent plans with full nodal coverage were developed for 30 consecutive patients on paired DIBH and FB CT scans. Nodes were contoured according to European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology guidelines. Plan metrics were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank testing. RESULTS In 21 patients (70%), there was a ≥5% reduction in ipsilateral lung V20Gy with DIBH compared with FB. The mean decrease in ipsilateral lung V20Gy was 7.8% (0%-20%, P < .001). The mean lung dose decreased on average by 3.4 Gy with DIBH (-0.2 to 9.1, P < .001). The mean reduction in liver volume receiving 50% of the prescribed dose was 42.3 cm3 (0-178.9 cm3, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS DIBH reduced ipsilateral lung V20Gy by ≥5% in the majority of patients. For some patients, the volume of liver receiving a potentially toxic dose decreased with DIBH. DIBH should be available as a treatment strategy to reduce ipsilateral lung V20Gy prior to compromising internal mammary chain nodal coverage for patients with right-sided breast cancer during locoregional radiation therapy if the V20Gy on FB exceeds 30%.
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- Jessica L Conway
- Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
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- Division of Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Radiation Therapy, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Radiation Therapy, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Radiation Therapy, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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Conroy L, Yeung R, Watt E, Quirk S, Long K, Hudson A, Phan T, Smith WL. Evaluation of target and cardiac position during visually monitored deep inspiration breath-hold for breast radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2016; 17:25-36. [PMID: 27455494 PMCID: PMC5690055 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i4.6188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A low‐resource visually monitored deep inspiration breath‐hold (VM‐DIBH) technique was successfully implemented in our clinic to reduce cardiac dose in left‐sided breast radiotherapy. In this study, we retrospectively characterized the chest wall and heart positioning accuracy of VM‐DIBH using cine portal images from 42 patients. Central chest wall position from field edge and in‐field maximum heart distance (MHD) were manually measured on cine images and compared to the planned positions based on the digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs). An in‐house program was designed to measure left anterior descending artery (LAD) and chest wall separation on the planning DIBH CT scan with respect to breath‐hold level (BHL) during simulation to determine a minimum BHL for VM‐DIBH eligibility. Systematic and random setup uncertainties of 3.0 mm and 2.6 mm, respectively, were found for VM‐DIBH treatment from the chest wall measurements. Intrabeam breath‐hold stability was found to be good, with over 96% of delivered fields within 3 mm. Average treatment MHD was significantly larger for those patients where some of the heart was planned in the field compared to patients whose heart was completely shielded in the plan (p < 0.001). No evidence for a minimum BHL was found, suggesting that all patients who can tolerate DIBH may yield a benefit from it. PACS number(s): 87.53.Jw, 87.53.Kn, 87.55.D‐
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PURPOSE Gated radiotherapy is used to reduce internal motion margins, escalate target dose, and limit normal tissue dose; however, its temporal accuracy is limited. Beam-on and beam-off time delays can lead to treatment inefficiencies and/or geographic misses; therefore, AAPM Task Group 142 recommends verifying the temporal accuracy of gating systems. Many groups use sinusoidal phantom motion for this, under the tacit assumption that use of sinusoidal motion for determining time delays produces negligible error. The authors test this assumption by measuring gating time delays for several realistic motion shapes with increasing degrees of irregularity. METHODS Time delays were measured on a linear accelerator with a real-time position management system (Varian TrueBeam with RPM system version 1.7.5) for seven motion shapes: regular sinusoidal; regular realistic-shape; large (40%) and small (10%) variations in amplitude; large (40%) variations in period; small (10%) variations in both amplitude and period; and baseline drift (30%). Film streaks of radiation exposure were generated for each motion shape using a programmable motion phantom. Beam-on and beam-off time delays were determined from the difference between the expected and observed streak length. RESULTS For the system investigated, all sine, regular realistic-shape, and slightly irregular amplitude variation motions had beam-off and beam-on time delays within the AAPM recommended limit of less than 100 ms. In phase-based gating, even small variations in period resulted in some time delays greater than 100 ms. Considerable time delays over 1 s were observed with highly irregular motion. CONCLUSIONS Sinusoidal motion shapes can be considered a reasonable approximation to the more complex and slightly irregular shapes of realistic motion. When using phase-based gating with predictive filters even small variations in period can result in time delays over 100 ms. Clinical use of these systems for patients with highly irregular patterns of motion is not advised due to large beam-on and beam-off time delays.
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- Brige P Chugh
- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
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Conroy L, Yeung R, Quirk S, Phan T, Hudson A, Smith WL. SU-E-J-62: Breath Hold for Left-Sided Breast Cancer: Visually Monitored Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Amplitude Evaluated Using Real-Time Position Management. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Quirk S, Conroy L, Smith WL. When is respiratory management necessary for partial breast intensity modulated radiotherapy: A respiratory amplitude escalation treatment planning study. Radiother Oncol 2014; 112:402-6. [PMID: 25236712 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Conroy L, Liu HW, Lau H, Smith WL. Poster - Thur Eve - 65: A dosimetric comparison of isocentric and non-isocentric coplanar SBRT VMAT plans for peripheral lung tumours. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4894925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Quirk S, Conroy L, Smith WL. Sci-Thur PM: Planning & Delivery - 04: Respiratory margin derivation and verification in partial breast irradiation. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4894984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Quirk S, Conroy L, Smith WL. Accounting for respiratory motion in partial breast intensity modulated radiotherapy during treatment planning: a new patient selection metric. Eur J Cancer 2014; 50:1872-9. [PMID: 24835033 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE External beam partial breast irradiation intensity modulated radiotherapy (PBI IMRT) plans experience degradation in coverage and dose homogeneity when delivered during respiration. We examine which characteristics of the breast and seroma result in unacceptable plan degradation due to respiration. METHODS Thirty-six patient datasets were planned with inverse-optimised PBI IMRT. Population respiratory data were used to create a probability density function. This probability density function (PDF) was convolved with the static plan fluences to calculate the delivered dose with respiration. To quantify the difference between static and respiratory plan quality, we analysed the mean dose shift of the target dose volume histogram (DVH), the dose shift at 95% of the volume and the dose shift at the hotspot to 2 cm(3)of the volume. We explore which patient characteristics indicate a clinically significant degradation in delivered plan quality due to respiration. RESULTS Dose homogeneity constraints, rather than dosimetric coverage, were the limiting factors for all patient plans. We propose the dose evaluation volume-to-planning target volume (DEV-to-PTV) ratio as a delineating metric for identifying patient plans that will be more degraded by respiratory motion. The DEV-to-PTV ratio may be a more robust metric than ipsilateral breast volume because the seroma volume is contoured more consistently between physicians and clinics. CONCLUSIONS For patients with a DEV-to-PTV ratio less than 55% we recommend either not using PBI IMRT or employing motion management. Small DEV-to-PTV ratios occur when the seroma is close to inhomogeneities (i.e. air/lung), which exacerbates the dosimetric effect of respiratory motion. For small breast sizes it is unlikely that the DEV-to-PTV ratio will meet these criteria.
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- Sarah Quirk
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Price SA, Schmitz L, Oufiero CE, Eytan RI, Dornburg A, Smith WL, Friedman M, Near TJ, Wainwright PC. Two waves of colonization straddling the K-Pg boundary formed the modern reef fish fauna. Proc Biol Sci 2014; 281:20140321. [PMID: 24695431 PMCID: PMC3996619 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Living reef fishes are one of the most diverse vertebrate assemblages on Earth. Despite its prominence and ecological importance, the origins and assembly of the reef fish fauna is poorly described. A patchy fossil record suggests that the major colonization of reef habitats must have occurred in the Late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene, with the earliest known modern fossil coral reef fish assemblage dated to 50 Ma. Using a phylogenetic approach, we analysed the early evolutionary dynamics of modern reef fishes. We find that reef lineages successively colonized reef habitats throughout the Late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene. Two waves of invasion were accompanied by increasing morphological convergence: one in the Late Cretaceous from 90 to 72 Ma and the other immediately following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. The surge in reef invasions after the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary continued for 10 Myr, after which the pace of transitions to reef habitats slowed. Combined, these patterns match a classic niche-filling scenario: early transitions to reefs were made rapidly by morphologically distinct lineages and were followed by a decrease in the rate of invasions and eventual saturation of morphospace. Major alterations in reef composition, distribution and abundance, along with shifts in climate and oceanic currents, occurred during the Late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene interval. A causal mechanism between these changes and concurrent episodes of reef invasion remains obscure, but what is clear is that the broad framework of the modern reef fish fauna was in place within 10 Myr of the end-Cretaceous extinction.
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- S A Price
- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, , Davis, CA 95618, USA, W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, , 925 North Mills Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711, USA, Department of Biological Science, Towson University, , Towson, MD 21252, USA, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, , New Haven, CT, USA, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, , Lawrence, KS 66045, USA, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, , Oxford OX1 3AN, UK
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Becker N, Quirk S, Kay I, Braverman B, Smith WL. A comparison of phase, amplitude, and velocity binning for cone-beam computed tomographic projection-based motion reconstruction. Pract Radiat Oncol 2014; 3:e209-17. [PMID: 24674420 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.01.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We previously developed a motion estimation technique based on direct cone-beam projection analysis. It is able to reconstruct the complete motion trajectory of a radio-opaque marker, including cycle-to-cycle variability, using respiratory binning of the projection images. This paper investigates the use of phase, amplitude, and amplitude-velocity binning in the context of projection-based cone-beam motion estimation (CBME). METHODS AND MATERIALS We simulated cone-beam computed tomographic scans of 160 tumor trajectories estimated by a CyberKnife Synchrony System (Accuray, Sunnyvale, CA), and reconstructed the complete trajectory with CBME using phase, amplitude, and amplitude-velocity binning of the projection data. Various numbers of respiratory bins, from 1 (no binning) to 100, were used for phase and amplitude binning, while 1 to 100 amplitude bins with 4 velocity bins were used for amplitude-velocity binning. From this large pool of data, we correlated the reconstruction accuracy with bin type, total number of bins, number of breathing cycles per bin, and the position of the bin within the breathing cycle. RESULTS CBME predicted the true motion of the marker with a 3-dimensional (3D) mean root mean square (RMS) error of 0.24 mm for amplitude-velocity binning, 0.31 mm for amplitude binning, and 0.52 mm for phase binning. Reconstruction 3D RMS error increased to over 1 mm when less than 3 breathing cycles contributed to a bin. We found that reconstruction accuracy was optimized when about 20 bins were used. Accuracy also decreased in bins located around the inhale portion of the breath cycle, compared with the mid- and end-exhale positions. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a quantitative assessment of phase, amplitude, and amplitude-velocity binning for CBME. A joint binning approach should be used to give both the accuracy of amplitude binning, as well as the robustness of phase binning, in areas of limited motion sampling.
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- Nathan Becker
- Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Medical Physics & Bioengineering, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Quirk S, Becker N, Smith WL. External respiratory motion analysis and statistics for patients and volunteers. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2013; 14:4051. [PMID: 23470934 PMCID: PMC5714366 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v14i2.4051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We analyzed a large patient and volunteer study of external respiratory motion in order to develop a population database of respiratory information. We analyzed 120 lung, liver, and abdominal patients and 25 volunteers without lung disease to determine the extent of motion using the Varian Real‐Time Position Management system. The volunteer respiratory motion was measured for both abdominal and thoracic placement of the RPM box. Evaluation of a subset of 55 patients demonstrates inter‐ and intrafraction variation over treatment. We also calculated baseline drift and duty cycle for patients and volunteers. The mean peak‐to‐peak amplitude (SD) for the patients was 1.0 (0.5) cm, and for the volunteers it was abdomen 0.8 (0.3) cm and thoracic 0.2 (0.2) cm. The mean period (SD) was 3.6 (1.0) s, 4.2 (1.1) s, and 4.1 (0.8) s, and the mean end exhale position (SD) was 60% (6), 58% (7), and 56% (7) for patient, volunteer abdomen, and volunteer thoracic, respectively. Baseline drift was greater than 0.5 cm for 40% of patients. We found statistically significant differences between the patient and volunteer groups. Peak‐to‐peak amplitude was significantly larger for patients than the volunteer abdominal measurement and the volunteer abdominal measurement is significantly larger than the volunteer thoracic measurement. The patient group also exhibited significantly larger baseline drift than the volunteer group. We also found that peak‐to‐peak amplitude was the most variable parameter for both intra‐ and interfraction motion. This database compilation can be used as a resource for expected motion when using external surrogates in radiotherapy applications. PACS number: 87.19.Wx, 87.55.Km
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- Sarah Quirk
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Ghasroddashti E, Smith WL, Quirk S, Kirkby C. Clinical consequences of changing the sliding window IMRT dose rate. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2012; 13:3810. [PMID: 22766951 PMCID: PMC5716514 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i4.3810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Changing pulse repetition frequency or dose rate used for IMRT treatments can alter the number of monitor units (MUs) and the time required to deliver a plan. This work was done to develop a practical picture of the magnitude of these changes. We used Varian's Eclipse Treatment Planning System to calculate the number of MUs and beam‐on times for a total of 40 different treatment plans across an array of common IMRT sites including prostate/pelvis, prostate bed, head and neck, and central nervous system cancers using dose rates of 300, 400 and 600 MU/min. In general, we observed a 4%–7% increase in the number of MUs delivered and a 10–40 second decrease in the beam‐on time for each 100 MU/min of dose rate increase. The increase in the number of MUs resulted in a reduction of the “beam‐on time saved”. The exact magnitude of the changes depended on treatment site and planning target volume. These changes can lead to minor, but not negligible, concerns with respect to radiation protection and treatment planning. Although the number of MUs increased more rapidly for more complex treatment plans, the absolute beam‐on time savings was greater for these plans because of the higher total number of MUs required to deliver them. We estimate that increasing the IMRT dose rate from 300 to 600 MU/min has the potential to add up to two treatment slots per day for each IMRT linear accelerator. These results will be of value to anyone considering general changes to IMRT dose rates within their clinic. PACS number: 87.55.N
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Quirk S, Becker N, Smith WL. Poster - Thur Eve - 11: A realistic respiratory trace generator and its application to respiratory management techniques. Med Phys 2012; 39:4626. [PMID: 28516527 DOI: 10.1118/1.4740119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Respiratory motion complicates radiotherapy treatment of thoracic and abdominal tumours. Simplified respiratory motions such as sinusoidal and single patient traces are often used to determine the impact of motion on respiratory management techniques in radiotherapy. Such simplifications only accurately model a small portion of patients, as most patients exhibit variability and irregularity beyond these models. We have preformed a comprehensive analysis of respiratory motion and developed a software tool that allows for explicit inclusion of variability. We utilize our realistic respiratory generator to customize respiratory traces to test the robustness of the estimate of internal gross target volumes (IGTV) by 4DCT and CBCT. We confirmed that good agreement is found between 4DCT and CBCT for regular breathing motion. When amplitude variability was introduced the accuracy of the estimate slightly, but the absolute differences were still < 3 mm for both modalities. Poor agreement was shown with the addition of baseline drifts. Both modalities were found to underestimate the IGTV by as much as 30% for 4DCT and 25% for CBCT. Both large and small drifts deteriorated the estimate accuracy. The respiratory trace generator was advantageous for examining the difference between 4DCT and CBCT IGTV estimation under variable motions. It provided useful implementation abilities to test specific attributes of respiratory motion and detected issues that were not seen with the regular motion studies. This is just one example of how the respiratory trace generator can be utilized to test applications of respiratory management techniques.
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- S Quirk
- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.,Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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Evans RA, Smith WL, Nguyen NP, Crouse KL, Crouse CL, Norman SD, Jakubowski EM. Quantification of VX Vapor in Ambient Air by Liquid Chromatography Isotope Dilution Tandem Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glass Bead Filled Sampling Tubes. Anal Chem 2011; 83:1315-20. [DOI: 10.1021/ac1024683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Gunpowder Branch, SAIC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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Becker N, Smith WL, Quirk S, Kay I. Using cone-beam CT projection images to estimate the average and complete trajectory of a fiducial marker moving with respiration. Phys Med Biol 2010; 55:7439-52. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/24/004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Radiative flux anomalies derived from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spaceborne Earth Radiation Budget Experiment were used to determine the volcanic radiative forcing that followed the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. They are the first unambiguous, direct measurements of large-scale volcanic forcing. The volcanic aerosols caused a strong cooling effect immediately; the amount of cooling increased through September 1991 as shortwave forcing increased relative to the longwave forcing. The primary effects of the aerosols were a direct increase in albedo over mostly clear areas and both direct and indirect increases in the albedo of cloudy areas.
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Jacso F, Kouznetsov A, Smith WL. Development and evaluation of an ultrasound-guided tracking and gating system for hepatic radiotherapy. Med Phys 2009; 36:5633-40. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3250893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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In gated radiotherapy, the accuracy of treatment delivery is determined by the accuracy with which both the imaging and treatment beams are gated. Time delays are of four types: (1) beam on imaging time delay is the time between the target entering the gated region and the first gated image acquisition; (2) beam off imaging time delay is the time between the target exiting a gated region and the last image acquisition; (3) beam on treatment time delay is the time between the target entering the gated region and the treatment beam on; and (4) beam off treatment time delay is the time between the target exiting the gated region and treatment beam off. Asynchronous time delays for the imaging and treatment systems may increase the required internal target volume (ITV) margin. We measured time delay on three fluoroscopy systems, and three linear accelerator treatment beams, varying gating type (amplitude vs. phase), beam energy, dose rate, and period. The average beam on imaging time delays were −0.04±0.05sec (amplitude, 1 SD), −0.11±0.04sec (phase); while the average beam off imaging time delays were −0.18±0.08sec (amplitude) and −0.15±0.04sec (phase). The average beam on treatment time delays were +0.09±0.02sec (amplitude, 1 SD), +0.10±0.03sec (phase); while the average beam off time delays for treatment beams were +0.08±0.02sec (amplitude) and +0.07±0.02sec (phase). The negative value indicates the images were acquired early, and the positive values show the treatment beam was triggered late. We present a technique for calculating the margin necessary to account for time delays. We found that the difference between these imaging and treatment time delays required a significant increase in the ITV margin in the direction of tumor motion at the gated level. PACS number: 87.53.Dq
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- Wendy L Smith
- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
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- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
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Smith WL. The Franck-Condon principle and the sudden approximation. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2009; 72:222-227. [PMID: 19038575 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2007] [Revised: 08/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The corrections to conventional Franck-Condon factors required by the assumption that an electronic transition takes place in a non-zero time t(0) are investigated using a theory based on the sudden approximation. An explicit expression using a harmonic oscillator model is given for the vibrational progression k'<--0'', where k', 0'' are the vibrational quantum numbers in the final and initial states respectively. The calculations for this case suggest that the effects of a non-zero t(0) will be very small for most molecular electronic spectra, but for certain long progressions the corrections become more significant and may in favourable cases be detectable, thus giving an experimental basis for the concept of a non-zero t(0) and an estimate of its size. Possible examples in the spectra of diatomic molecules where this effect may be found are discussed.
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Smith WL, Lewis C, Bauman G, Rodrigues G, D'Souza D, Ash R, Ho D, Venkatesan V, Downey D, Fenster A. Prostate volume contouring: a 3D analysis of segmentation using 3DTRUS, CT, and MR. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 67:1238-47. [PMID: 17336224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2006] [Revised: 11/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE This study evaluated the reproducibility and modality differences of prostate contouring after brachytherapy implant using three-dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound (3DTRUS), T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR), and computed tomography (CT) imaging. METHODS AND MATERIALS Seven blinded observers contoured 10 patients' prostates, 30 day postimplant, on 3DTRUS, MR, and CT images to assess interobserver variability. Randomized images were contoured twice by each observer. We analyzed length and volume measurements and performed a 3D analysis of intra- and intermodality variation. RESULTS Average volume ratios were 1.16 for CT/MR, 0.90 for 3DTRUS/MR, and 1.30 for CT/3DTRUS. Overall contouring variability was largest for CT and similar for MR and 3DTRUS. The greatest variability of CT contours occurred at the posterior and anterior portions of the midgland. On MR, overall variability was smaller, with a maximum in the anterior region. On 3DTRUS, high variability occurred in anterior regions of the apex and base, whereas the prostate-rectum interface had the smallest variability. The shape of the prostate on MR was rounder, with the base and apex of similar size, whereas CT contours had broad, flat bases narrowing toward the apex. The average percent of surface area that was significantly different (95% confidence interval) for CT/MR was 4.1%; 3DTRUS/MR, 10.7%; and CT/3DTRUS, 6.3%. The larger variability of CT measurements made significant differences more difficult to detect. CONCLUSIONS The contouring of prostates on CT, MR, and 3DTRUS results in systematic differences in the locations of and variability in prostate boundary definition between modalities. MR and 3DTRUS display the smallest variability and the closest correspondence.
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- Wendy L Smith
- Department of Medical Physics, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and Departments of Oncology and Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Radiofrequency (RF) power was investigated as a new, physical (nonchemical), thermal process to disinfect wastewater from dairy and animal facilities. Samples (n = 38) from 8 dairy, 2 calf, and 3 swine facilities in California were collected over a 3-yr period and characterized for their dielectric properties, chemical composition, and suitability for thermal processing using RF power. To establish efficacy for disinfection, selected samples were inoculated with high levels (10(6) to 10(9) cfu/mL) of bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis and processed with an RF prototype system. The capabilities of RF power as a method for thermal disinfection of wastewater were demonstrated when bacteria pathogens were completely and rapidly (<1 min) inactivated when temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees C were achieved. Furthermore, RF technology can be used for large-scale, batch or continuous and portable applications, allowing significant improvements in energy-use efficiencies compared with conventional thermal (surface heating) technologies. Therefore, RF power has potential as an alternative to disinfect dairy/animal farm wastewater before recycling.
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- M C Lagunas-Solar
- Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
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Smith WL, McGarvey KL, Cullor JS. The use of spiral plating and microscopic colony counting for the rapid quantitation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2003; 36:293-6. [PMID: 12680941 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2003.01311.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate a spiral plating and microscopic colony counting technique to hasten the quantitation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Broth and milk cultures of M. paratuberculosis were spirally plated onto Middlebrook agar plates and microscopically counted at 8 and 14 days of incubation. The same plates were recounted at 27-28 days of incubation when grossly visible colonies were present. The results were statistically compared with no difference in CFU ml-1 derived from the shorter vs longer incubation times. Other mycobacteria isolates were also plated and microscopically examined and found to be easily distinguishable from M. paratuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS Microscopic quantitation of spirally plated M. paratuberculosis cultures can be achieved within 8-14 days of plate incubation and compare favourably to counts derived after prolonged incubations. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The technique could greatly hasten the quantitation of viable M. paratuberculosis.
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- W L Smith
- Dairy Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Teaching Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Alluwaimi AM, Leutenegger CM, Farver TB, Rossitto PV, Smith WL, Cullor JS. The cytokine markers in Staphylococcus aureus mastitis of bovine mammary gland. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health 2003; 50:105-11. [PMID: 12667186 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00628.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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TaqMan real time PCR was used to study the transcriptional activity of the bovine IL-2, IL-6, IL-12p40, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor of whole milk cells in bovine mammary gland experimentally infected with Staphylococcus aureus. Cytokine transcriptional activity was monitored at 7, 24 and 32 h Post-infection (Pi). IL-12 and TNF-alpha levels were significantly elevated at 24 h Pi followed by sharp decrease at 32 h pi. IL-2 level was decreased at 32 h pi. IL-12 and IFN-gamma showed a significant interaction at 24 h pi. The significant elevations of the IL-12 and TNF-alpha transcriptional level most likely indicate their important role in regulation of the immune responses of bovine mammary gland in S. aureus infection. Depression of IL-2 could reflect the suppressive nature of the S. aureus mastitis.
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- A M Alluwaimi
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, PO Box 35252, Al-AHSAA, 31982 Saudi Arabia.
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Surry KJM, Smith WL, Campbell LJ, Mills GR, Downey DB, Fenster A. The development and evaluation of a three-dimensional ultrasound-guided breast biopsy apparatus. Med Image Anal 2002; 6:301-12. [PMID: 12270234 DOI: 10.1016/s1361-8415(02)00087-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have designed a prototype three-dimensional ultrasound guidance (3D USB) apparatus to improve the breast biopsy procedure. Features from stereotactic mammography and free-hand US-guided biopsy have been combined with 3D US imaging. This breast biopsy apparatus accurately guides a needle into position for the sampling of target tissue. We have evaluated this apparatus in three stages. First, by testing the placement accuracy of a needle in a tissue mimicking phantom. Second, with tissue mimicking phantoms that had embedded lesions for biopsy. Finally, by comparison to free-hand US-guided biopsy, using chicken breast phantoms. The first two stages of evaluation quantified the mechanical biases in the 3D USB apparatus. Compensating for these, a 96% success rate in targeting 3.2 mm "lesions" in chicken breast phantoms was achieved when using the 3D USB apparatus. The expert radiologists performing biopsies with free-hand US guidance achieved a 94.5% success rate. This has proven an equivalence between our apparatus, operated by non-experts, and free-hand biopsy performed by expert radiologists, for 3.2 mm lesions in vitro, with a 95% confidence.
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- K J M Surry
- Imaging Research Laboratories, John P. Robarts Research Institute, PO Box 5015, 100 Perth Drive, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5K8.
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Smith WL, Surry KJM, Kumar A, McCurdy L, Downey DB, Fenster A. Comparison of core needle breast biopsy techniques: freehand versus three-dimensional US guidance. Acad Radiol 2002; 9:541-50. [PMID: 12458880 DOI: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80331-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES No single method is generally accepted for evaluating the accuracy of breast biopsy techniques before their clinical implementation. The purpose of this study was to test a new process for evaluating biopsy techniques by using it in the evaluation of a prototype three-dimensional ultrasound (US)-guided biopsy device. MATERIALS AND METHODS The biopsy accuracy of a new three-dimensional US-guided breast biopsy device was compared to that of the accepted clinical practice of biopsy by expert radiologists with two-dimensional freehand US guidance. Biopsies were performed in chicken tissue phantoms containing 3.2-mm lesions made of poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel. The criterion for a successful biopsy was the presence of lesion in the sample. The equivalence limit difference tested was 10% by using a power of 90% and a two-sided test significance level, a, of 10%. RESULTS The biopsy success rate of the three-dimensional US-guided system (96%) was equivalent to that of expert radiologists using two-dimensional freehand US guidance (94.5%) in tissue phantoms containing poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel lesions. CONCLUSION This evaluation procedure is a valuable precursor to clinical trials in the assessment of biopsy techniques. The three-dimensional US-guided breast biopsy system provides a suitable alternative to two-dimensional freehand US guidance for biopsy of breast cancer.
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- Imaging Research Laboratories, The John P. Robarts Research Institute, PO Box 5015, 100 Perth Dr, London, Ontario, Canada
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Song I, Ball TM, Smith WL. Different suicide inactivation processes for the peroxidase and cyclooxygenase activities of prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthase-1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 289:869-75. [PMID: 11735127 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases (PGHSs)-1 and -2 have a cyclooxygenase (COX) activity involved in forming prostaglandin G2 (PGG2) from arachidonic acid and an associated peroxidase (POX) activity that reduces PGG2 to PGH2. Suicide inactivation processes are observed for both POX and COX reactions. Here we report COX reaction conditions for PGHS-1 under which complete COX inactivation occurs but with > or = 60% retention of POX activity. The rates of POX inactivation were compared for native oPGHS-1 versus Y385F oPGHS-1, a mutant that cannot form the Tyr385 radical of COX Intermediate II; the rates were the same for both native and Y385F oPGHS-1. Our data indicate that a COX Intermediate II/acyl or product complex is the precursor in COX inactivation. However, another species, probably an Intermediate II-like species but with a radical centered on a tyrosine other than Tyr385, is the immediate precursor for POX inactivation.
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- I Song
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Malkowski MG, Thuresson ED, Lakkides KM, Rieke CJ, Micielli R, Smith WL, Garavito RM. Structure of eicosapentaenoic and linoleic acids in the cyclooxygenase site of prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthase-1. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:37547-55. [PMID: 11477109 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m105982200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases-1 and -2 (PGHSs) can oxygenate 18-22 carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids, albeit with varying efficiencies. Here we report the crystal structures of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 n-3) and linoleic acid (LA, 18:2 n-6) bound in the cyclooxygenase active site of Co(3+) protoporphyrin IX-reconstituted ovine PGHS-1 (Co(3+)-oPGHS-1) and compare the effects of active site substitutions on the rates of oxygenation of EPA, LA, and arachidonic acid (AA). Both EPA and LA bind in the active site with orientations similar to those seen previously with AA and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DHLA). For EPA, the presence of an additional double bond (C-17/C-18) causes this substrate to bind in a "strained" conformation in which C-13 is misaligned with respect to Tyr-385, the residue that abstracts hydrogen from substrate fatty acids. Presumably, this misalignment is responsible for the low rate of EPA oxygenation. For LA, the carboxyl half binds in a more extended configuration than AA, which results in positioning C-11 next to Tyr-385. Val-349 and Ser-530, recently identified as important determinants for efficient oxygenation of DHLA by PGHS-1, play similar roles in the oxygenation of EPA and LA. Approximately 750- and 175-fold reductions in the oxygenation efficiency of EPA and LA were observed with V349A oPGHS-1, compared with a 2-fold change for AA. Val-349 contacts C-2 and C-3 of EPA and C-4 of LA orienting the carboxyl halves of these substrates so that the omega-ends are aligned properly for hydrogen abstraction. An S530T substitution decreases the V(max)/K(m) of EPA and LA by 375- and 140-fold. Ser-530 makes six contacts with EPA and four with LA involving C-8 through C-16; these interactions influence the alignment of the substrate for hydrogen abstraction. Interestingly, replacement of Phe-205 increases the volume of the cyclooxygenase site allowing EPA to be oxygenated more efficiently than with native oPGHS-1.
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- M G Malkowski
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the various symptoms and causes of objective tinnitus in children. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. PATIENTS Five children who had audible signals emanating from their ears caused by audible spontaneous otoacoustic emissions, palatal myoclonus, arteriovenous malformation, and acoustic trauma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The tinnitus reported by the patients was linked to acoustic signals that could be measured objectively or heard by the examiner. RESULTS Four of the five children had essentially normal hearing. The one child who demonstrated a hearing loss audiometrically was thought to have normal hearing sensitivity, but his intense roaring objective tinnitus appeared to mask his low-frequency thresholds. All five patients had measurable acoustic signals in the ear canal that matched the patients' descriptions of their tinnitus. CONCLUSION The cases illustrate how the objective tinnitus was diagnosed and measured, how a treatment algorithm was applied, and the expected results of treatment. In addition, the cases provide support for the use of psychologic counseling throughout the examination and treatment of objective tinnitus in children.
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- M H Fritsch
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5230, USA
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- W L Smith
- Department of Pediatric Imaging, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA
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- W L Smith
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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A new core needle breast biopsy system guided by 3-D ultrasound (US) is proposed. Our device provides rapid imaging and real-time guidance, as well as breast stabilization and a needle guidance apparatus using 3-D imaging. The targeting accuracy of our device was tested by inserting a 14-gauge biopsy needle into agar phantoms under 3-D US guidance. A total of 18 0.8-mm stainless-steel beads embedded in the phantoms defined each of the four target positions tested. Positioning accuracy was calculated by comparing needle tip position to the preinsertion bead position, as measured by three observers three times each on 3-D US. The interobserver standard error of measurement was no more than 0.14 mm for the beads and 0.27 mm for the needle tips. A 3-D principal component analysis was performed to obtain the population distribution of needle tip position relative to the target beads for the four target positions. The 3-D 95% confidence intervals were found to have total widths ranging from 0.43 to 1.71 mm, depending on direction and bead position.
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- W L Smith
- Imaging Research Laboratories, The John P. Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- J Collins
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Clinical Science Center, Madison 53792-3252, USA
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- W L Smith
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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Thuresson ED, Lakkides KM, Rieke CJ, Sun Y, Wingerd BA, Micielli R, Mulichak AM, Malkowski MG, Garavito RM, Smith WL. Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthase-1: the functions of cyclooxygenase active site residues in the binding, positioning, and oxygenation of arachidonic acid. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:10347-57. [PMID: 11121412 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009377200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases (PGHSs) catalyze the committed step in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxane, the conversion of arachidonic acid, two molecules of O(2), and two electrons to prostaglandin endoperoxide H(2) (PGH(2)). Formation of PGH(2) involves an initial oxygenation of arachidonate to yield PGG(2) catalyzed by the cyclooxygenase activity of the enzyme and then a reduction of the 15-hydroperoxyl group of PGG(2) to form PGH(2) catalyzed by the peroxidase activity. The cyclooxygenase active site is a hydrophobic channel that protrudes from the membrane binding domain into the core of the globular domain of PGHS. In the crystal structure of Co(3+)-heme ovine PGHS-1 complexed with arachidonic acid, 19 cyclooxygenase active site residues are predicted to make a total of 50 contacts with the substrate (Malkowski, M. G, Ginell, S., Smith, W. L., and Garavito, R. M. (2000) Science 289, 1933-1937); two of these are hydrophilic, and 48 involve hydrophobic interactions. We performed mutational analyses to determine the roles of 14 of these residues and 4 other closely neighboring residues in arachidonate binding and oxygenation. Mutants were analyzed for peroxidase and cyclooxygenase activity, and the products formed by various mutants were characterized. Overall, the results indicate that cyclooxygenase active site residues of PGHS-1 fall into five functional categories as follows: (a) residues directly involved in hydrogen abstraction from C-13 of arachidonate (Tyr-385); (b) residues essential for positioning C-13 of arachidonate for hydrogen abstraction (Gly-533 and Tyr-348); (c) residues critical for high affinity arachidonate binding (Arg-120); (d) residues critical for positioning arachidonate in a conformation so that when hydrogen abstraction does occur the molecule is optimally arranged to yield PGG(2) versus monohydroperoxy acid products (Val-349, Trp-387, and Leu-534); and (e) all other active site residues, which individually make less but measurable contributions to optimal catalytic efficiency.
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- E D Thuresson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Thuresson ED, Malkowski MG, Lakkides KM, Rieke CJ, Mulichak AM, Ginell SL, Garavito RM, Smith WL. Mutational and X-ray crystallographic analysis of the interaction of dihomo-gamma -linolenic acid with prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:10358-65. [PMID: 11121413 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009378200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases-1 and -2 (PGHSs) catalyze the committed step in prostaglandin biosynthesis. Both isozymes can oxygenate a variety of related polyunsaturated fatty acids. We report here the x-ray crystal structure of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DHLA) in the cyclooxygenase site of PGHS-1 and the effects of active site substitutions on the oxygenation of DHLA, and we compare these results to those obtained previously with arachidonic acid (AA). DHLA is bound within the cyclooxygenase site in the same overall L-shaped conformation as AA. C-1 and C-11 through C-20 are in the same positions for both substrates, but the positions of C-2 through C-10 differ by up to 1.74 A. In general, substitutions of active site residues caused parallel changes in the oxygenation of both AA and DHLA. Two significant exceptions were Val-349 and Ser-530. A V349A substitution caused an 800-fold decrease in the V(max)/K(m) for DHLA but less than a 2-fold change with AA; kinetic evidence indicates that C-13 of DHLA is improperly positioned with respect to Tyr-385 in the V349A mutant thereby preventing efficient hydrogen abstraction. Val-349 contacts C-5 of DHLA and appears to serve as a structural bumper positioning the carboxyl half of DHLA, which, in turn, positions properly the omega-half of this substrate. A V349A substitution in PGHS-2 has similar, minor effects on the rates of oxygenation of AA and DHLA. Thus, Val-349 is a major determinant of substrate specificity for PGHS-1 but not for PGHS-2. Ser-530 also influences the substrate specificity of PGHS-1; an S530T substitution causes 40- and 750-fold decreases in oxygenation efficiencies for AA and DHLA, respectively.
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- E D Thuresson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Stage IV-S neuroblastoma describes a group of infants with tumor spread limited to liver, skin, or bone marrow. Such patients, who constitute about 25% of affected infants with neuroblastoma, may expect spontaneous tumor remission. We report 18 infants with Stage IV-S neuroblastoma, 83% of whom had liver involvement. Imaging investigations included Technetium 99m sulfur colloid scan, ultrasound, and CT. Two patterns of liver metastasis were noted: ill-defined nodules or diffuse tumor throughout the liver. Distinction of normal and abnormal liver with diffuse type metastasis could be quite difficult, particularly with liver scans. We conclude that patients with Stage IV-S neuroblastoma have ultrasound or CT examination as an initial workup, with nuclear medicine scans reserved for followup studies.
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Franken EA, Smith WL, Berbaum KS, Kao SC, Sato Y. Comparison of a PACS workstation with conventional film for interpretation of neonatal examinations: a paired comparison study. Pediatr Radiol 2001; 21:336-40. [PMID: 1891258 DOI: 10.1007/bf02011481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The diagnostic value of neonatal examinations using picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) was compared with that of conventional radiographs. A total of 202 consecutive chest or abdominal radiographs from the newborn intensive care unit were digitized for display on a commercially available PACS console. Experimental design was a paired comparison study. Plain films and PACS images were reviewed alternately in unbiased fashion. After the examination was evaluated using the second modality, any change in diagnosis or confidence in diagnosis was noted. Overall evaluation showed slight preference for the PACS modality. Change of diagnosis or in confidence of diagnosis was more than twice as likely to occur with evaluation of PACS (35%) after hardcopy than with evaluation of conventional radiographs (14%) after PACS. Of the variety of image processing features available on PACS, only window and leveling were judged to be of significant value. These results indicate that PACS and conventional radiographs of the neonatal chest and abdomen are of similar diagnostic value.
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- E A Franken
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City
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Max JE, Robin DA, Lindgren SD, Smith WL, Sato Y, Mattheis PJ, Stierwalt JA, Castillo CS. Traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents: psychiatric disorders at one year. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001; 10:290-7. [PMID: 9706536 DOI: 10.1176/jnp.10.3.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Factors predictive of psychiatric outcome in the second 6 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 43 children and adolescents were assessed prospectively. The outcome measure was the presence of a psychiatric disorder not present before the injury ("novel"). Out of six models tested, four were predictive of novel psychiatric disorder: preinjury family function, family psychiatric history, socioeconomic class/intellectual function, and behavior/adaptive function. Post hoc analyses suggested that preinjury family functioning measured by a structured interview was a significant predictive variable. Severity of injury, when reclassified as severe versus mild/moderate TBI, significantly predicted novel psychiatric disorders. These data suggest that some children, identifiable through clinical assessment, are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders following TBI.
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- J E Max
- Department of Psychiatry, Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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We compared the accuracy of a low-cost teleradiology system with plain film at a small rural hospital. The comparison was a case-control, paired-comparison study. In total 377 consecutive cases were read prospectively by teleradiology and later by independent interpretation of the plain films. 'Truth' was determined in discrepant cases by further investigation of available records and images. Sensitivity and specificity were determined for each modality, and agreement using the kappa statistic. There was 90% agreement between teleradiology and plain film, with no significant differences. Sensitivities (0.88, 0.89) and specificities (0.98, 0.98) of the two methods were almost identical. McNemar's test indicated no significant differences in the accuracy of the two modalities. We conclude that inexpensive teleradiology for small rural hospitals is equivalent to plain film for radiologists' interpretation.
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- E A Franken
- Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
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