Purpose: To aid in the selection of a suitable combination of irradiation mode and jaw width in helical tomotherapy (HT) for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with NPC who underwent radiotherapy were retrospectively selected.Four plans using a jaw width of 2.5 or 5-cm in dynamic jaw (DJ) or fix r
Abstract This Critical Synthesis Package contains: (1) a Critical Analysis of the basic descriptive and psychometric properties of the Structured Communication Adolescent Guide (SCAG), and (2) a copy of the SCAG rembrandt - acquerello stucco with the scoring instructions and picture documentation of the use of instrument developed by Kim Blake, MD.
Abstract The pivotal role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in diabetic nephropathy (DN) has been demonstrated using global eNOS knockout (eNOSGKO) mice.However, the precise role of endothelially expressed eNOS and how its deficiency advances DN are still unclear.Here, we targeted endothelial eNOS expression (E-eNOSKO) after the onset of