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9780735405561

Medical Physics: Tenth Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics Mexico City, Mexico 17-19 March 2008

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    9780735405561

  • ISBN10:

    0735405565

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-10-03
  • Publisher: AMER INST OF PHYSICS

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Summary

During the X Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics a special session was dedicated to Hadron Therapy. The technology of accelerators has been applied to cancer therapy for many years. High energy electrons are used to treat tumors, but the energy deposition in living tissue is not optimal considering that it is not focused on the desired volume. The use of protons offers a better option to irradiate tumors. Protons lose most of their energy at the end of their penetration depth. This opens a new technology that makes use of hadrons to get a more precise dose delivery. Topics like MRI, Photoacustic Techniques, Biomagnetism, etc. are discussed as well.

Table of Contents

How to Move from Conventional Radiotherapy to Hadrontherapyp. 3
Radiobiology of Hadronsp. 7
Development of Hadron Therapy for Cancer Treatment in Europep. 12
Perspectives of Hadron Therapy in Mexicop. 17
The Role of Non-Standard PET Radionuclides in the Development of New Radiopharmaceuticalsp. 25
Using EEG/MEG Data of Cognitive Processes in Brain-Computer Interfacesp. 31
Biomagnetic Signals of the Large Intestinep. 37
Mexican Society of Bioelectromagnetismp. 45
Elastography: A New Ultrasound and MRI Procedurep. 51
Studying Multiple Sclerosis with Magnetic Resonancep. 60
Application of the Pulsed Photoacoustic Spectroscopy in Biomedicinep. 70
Biomedical Applications of Terahertz Spectroscopy: A Brief Reviewp. 79
Comparative Analysis of Different Measurement Techniques for MLC Characterization: Preliminary Resultsp. 85
Using Electromagnetic Microwave Field Combined with Laserotherapy in Postoperative Period of Patients with Purulent- Inflammatory Diseases of the Hand in Outpatient Clinicp. 89
Implementation of a Lateral TBI Protocol in a Mexican Cancer Centerp. 93
Study of Laser Reflectivity on Skinp. 98
Contrast-Medium-Enhanced Digital Mammography: Contrast vs. Iodine Concentration Phantom Calibrationp. 101
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Human Skin Using a Commercial Fiber Optic Spectrometerp. 105
Final Stage in the Design of a Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Facility at CAEDEN, Cubap. 108
Auditory Evoked Responses in Neonates by MEGp. 114
Possible Mechanism of Action of the Electromagnetic Fields of Ultralow Frequency on G-Proteinp. 118
Cells Tracking by Snakesp. 124
Construction of an Ionization Chamber for the Measurement of Dose of Low Energy X-Raysp. 131
Comparison of MCNPX and GEANT4 to Predict the Contribution of Non-Elastic Nuclear Interactions to Absorbed Dose in Water, PMMA, and A150p. 136
Relative Efficiency of TLD-100 Exposed to X-Raysp. 141
"In vivo" Dosimetry in Tangential and Axilosupraclavicular Radiation Fields for Breast Cancer Postmastectomyp. 145
"In vivo" Dosimetry in High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer Treatmentsp. 149
Two-Slotted Surface Coil Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 4 Teslap. 152
Coil Array Design Inspired on the Kepler's Lenten Pretzelp. 155
Mid-Range Coil Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Small Animalsp. 157
First Tests for the Detection of the LINAC Irradiation Field Using PIN Diodesp. 161
Dosimetry and Image Quality in Control Studies in Computerized Tomography Realized to Paediatric Patientsp. 164
Comparative Study of Image Enhancement Algorithms for Digital and Film Mammographyp. 168
Finite-Element Electromagnetic Simulation of a Volume Coil with Slotted End-Rings for Magnetic Resonance Imagingp. 172
Numerical Study of a Crossed Loop Coil Array for Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imagingp. 176
On the Applications of IBA Techniques to Biological Samples Analysis: PIXE and RBSp. 179
Analysis of Electronic Densities and Integrated Doses in Multiform Glioblastomas Stereotactic Radiotherapyp. 183
Pediatric Computed Tomography. Radiation Dose in Abdominal Studiesp. 186
Immune Response to Electromagnetic Fields through Cybernetic Modelingp. 189
Ultrastructural Study on Ultra-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields and Transfer Factor Effects on Skin Ulcersp. 195
Pilot Quality Control Program for Audit RT External Beams at Mexican Hospitalsp. 203
K[subscript Air] and H*(10) Rate Constants for Gamma Emittersp. 205
Mammography X-Ray Spectra Simulated with Monte Carlop. 208
Monte Carlo Simulation in the Optimization of a Free-Air Ionization Chamber for Dosimetric Control in Medical Digital Radiographyp. 212
Digital Radiography of Mammographic Phantoms and Biologic Samples Using a 64 Microstrips Crystalline Silicon Detector Coupled to the RX64 ASICp. 215
Simulation of a PET System and Study of Some Geometry Parametersp. 219
Dosimetric Verification and Validation of Conformal and IMRT Treatments Fields with an Ionization Chamber 2D-Arrayp. 222
Petal Resonator Surface Coil with a Circular Envelope for High Field Magnetic Resonance Imagingp. 225
Development of a 512-Channel Module for Digital X-Ray Imaging Systems with Silicon Strip Detectorsp. 229
Small Radiation Beam Dosimetry for Radiosurgery of Trigeminal Neuralgia: One Case Analysisp. 233
Initial Image Quality and Clinical Experience with New CR Digital Mammography System: A Phantom and Clinical Studyp. 237
Effects of Electromagnetic Stimulation on Cell Density and Neural Markers in Murine Enteric Cell Culturesp. 240
Commissioning Procedures for Mechanical Precision and Accuracy in a Dedicated LINACp. 243
Solid Test Meal to Measure the Gastric Emptying with Magnetogastrographyp. 246
Preprocessing and Analysis of Digitized ECGsp. 249
Raman Spectroscopy: A New Proposal for the Detection of Leukemia Using Blood Samplesp. 252
New Results in Magnitude and Sign Correlations in Heartbeat Fluctuations for Healthy Persons and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Patientsp. 255
Prediction of Glucose Concentration by Impedance Phase Measurementsp. 259
Review of Current Techniques to Analyze Diffuse Reflectance Spectra for Diagnosis of Skin Lesionsp. 262
Photoacoustic Characterization of Human Skin Phantom with Superficial Anomalies: Preliminary Resultsp. 265
Passive Viscoelastic Properties of Costameres in EDL Skeletal Muscle in Normal and Dystrophin Null Micep. 268
Induced Currents in a Rat's Brain Due a Radio Frequency Fields: Numerical Simulation with a Pixel Modelp. 272
High Velocity Videoculography to Determination of the Pupil Dynamicsp. 276
Propulsion Velocity and ETT on Biomagnetic Assessment of the Human Esophagusp. 280
Induced Protoporphyrin IX Accumulation by the [delta]-Aminolevulinic Acid in Bacteria and Its Potential Use in the Photodynamic Therapyp. 283
Effects of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Vascular Permeability of Circumventricular Organs in the Adult Ratp. 288
Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers through Systemic Effects of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fieldsp. 291
Efficiency of the Photodynamic Therapy Using Gold Nanoparticles (np-Au) and PpIX Induced and Not Inducedp. 295
Kinetic of the Intracellular Incorporation of New Phthalocyanines Synthesized in Mexico and Its Potential as Photosensibilizers in the Photodynamic Therapyp. 299
Registration of Intravascular Pressure Curves: Magneto-Mechanical Evaluationp. 302
Application of the Optoacoustic Technique to Obtain Depth Profiles of Phantoms of Soft Tissuesp. 306
Author Indexp. 309
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