Essays about: "patient 2.0"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words patient 2.0.

  1. 1. Evaluation of intrafractional motion for patients receiving whole brain radiotherapy in open-faced immobilisation masks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Sara Falk; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose/Background Patients receiving whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) today are treated with an immobilisation mask which fully covers their face and therefore might be experienced as uncomfortable and claustrophobic. In recent years, optical surface scanning (OSS) systems have been implemented for patient positioning and real-time motion monitoring [1]. READ MORE

  3. 2. Uncertainties in the use of synthetic CT (sCT) for daily online adaptive radiotherapy for lung cancer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Johansson Vivika; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background and purpose: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) based online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) has been clinically implemented for several anatomical sites worldwide. However, random and abrupt anatomical changes with large density alterations can occur in lung patients, leading to uncertainties with synthetic computed tomography (sCT) and dose calculation. READ MORE

  4. 3. How MSF Operations Can Utilize Social Media to Deliver Health Promotion : A Case Study of the MSF Patient Multimedia Engagement Project (2019-2021)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Erika Granath; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, improved access to the internet and internet-connected devices have accelerated a rapid and vast adoption of information communication technologies and social media everywhere, changing everything from how people organize to how we access information. This development means new opportunities as well as challenges for humanitarian organizations to communicate with the communities they serve. READ MORE

  5. 4. Metamizols analgetiska effekt hos hund med abdominell smärta

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Linn Teimert; [2020]
    Keywords : hund; smärta; NSAID; akut; metamizol; analgesi; Vetalgin; dipyron;

    Abstract : För att smärtlindra djur krävs kunskap om smärtfysiologi, analgetiska preparat och smärtbe-dömning. Smärta är subjektivt, flerdimensionellt och påverkas av tidigare upplevelser. Enligt djurskyddslagen skall djur behandlas väl och skyddas mot onödigt lidande och sjukdom. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluation of ULM for sub-wavelength imaging of microvasculature in skeletal muscles : A simulation study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Andreas Selin; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A vital part of the human anatomy is the circulatory system, which branches out in a vast network of vessels delivering oxygen and other nutrients to all parts of the body. In a human adult, there are about 40 billion capillaries with a diameter of about 10 µm. READ MORE