Purpose: The goals of this study were to survey and summarize the advances in imaging
that have potential applications in radiation oncology, and to explore the concept of …

OBJECTIVE: This article examines the foundation of β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes (T2D)
and suggests areas for future research on the underlying mechanisms that may lead to …

Radiation-induced apoptosis is reviewed in terms of:(a) the identification of apoptotic and
necrotic cells,(b) observations in vitro and in vivo of radiation-induced apoptosis,(c) genes …

Monozygous twins share a common genotype. However, most monozygotic twin pairs are
not identical; several types of phenotypic discordance may be observed, such as differences …

Interleukin 1, an immune response-generated cytokine that stimulates astrocyte proliferation
and reactivity (astrogliosis), was present in up to 30 times as many glial cells in tissue …

The area under the ROC (receiver operating characteristics) curve, or simply AUC, has been
traditionally used in medical diagnosis since the 1970s. It has recently been proposed as an …

Purpose: Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) is a technique designed
to deliver prescribed radiation doses to localized tumors with high precision, while effectively …

Purpose: To report the acute and late toxicity and preliminary biochemical outcomes in 772
patients with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with high-dose intensity-modulated …

ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated using a hydrothermal method. The nanorods were
studied by scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence (PL), time-resolved PL, X-ray …

Direct marketing is a process of identifying likely buyers of certain products and promoting
the products accordingly. It is increasingly used by banks, insurance companies, and the …