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The evolution of brachytherapy treatment planning by Rivard, Mark J., Venselaar, Jack L. M., Beaulieu, Luc

“…Brachytherapy is a mature treatment modality that has benefited from technological advances. Treatment planning has advanced from simple lookup tables to…”
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Association of midlife blood pressure to late-life cognitive decline and brain morphology by SWAN, G. E, DECARLI, C, MILLER, B. L, REED, T, WOLF, P. A, JACK, L. M, CARMELLI, D

“…To investigate the association between midlife systolic blood pressure (SBP) and late-life cognitive decline and brain morphology in a sample of…”
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Candidatus 'Brocadia fulgida': an autofluorescent anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacterium by Kartal, Boran, van Niftrik, Laura, Rattray, Jayne, van de Vossenberg, Jack L.C.M, Schmid, Markus C, Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap, Jetten, Mike S.M, Strous, Marc

“…Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria are detected in many natural ecosystems and wastewater treatment plants worldwide. This study describes the…”
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Sexual dimorphism in head size in wild burying beetles by Smith, Jack M. L., Catherall‐Ostler, Andrew M., Mashoodh, Rahia, Kilner, Rebecca M.

“…The burying beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides) is thought to be predominantly sexually monomorphic. Males carry an additional abdominal segment and produce…”
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Review of clinical brachytherapy uncertainties: Analysis guidelines of GEC-ESTRO and the AAPM by Kirisits, Christian, Rivard, Mark J, Baltas, Dimos, Ballester, Facundo, De Brabandere, Marisol, van der Laarse, Rob, Niatsetski, Yury, Papagiannis, Panagiotis, Hellebust, Taran Paulsen, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Tanderup, Kari, Venselaar, Jack L.M, Siebert, Frank-André

“…Abstract Background and purpose A substantial reduction of uncertainties in clinical brachytherapy should result in improved outcome in terms of increased…”
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Evidence for modulation of smooth muscle force by the p38 MAP kinase/HSP27 pathway by Yamboliev, I A, Hedges, J C, Mutnick, J L, Adam, L P, Gerthoffer, W T

“…Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases signal to proteins that could modify smooth muscle contraction. Caldesmon is a substrate for extracellular…”
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Patient Positioning Based on a Radioactive Tracer Implanted in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: A Performance and Safety Evaluation by de Kruijf, Willy J.M., PhD, Verstraete, Jan, Neustadter, David, PhD, Corn, Benjamin W., MD, Hol, Sandra, Venselaar, Jack L.M., PhD, Davits, Rob J., MD, Wijsman, Bart P., MD, Van den Bergh, Laura, MD, Budiharto, Tom, MD, Oyen, Raymond, PhD, Haustermans, Karin, PhD, Poortmans, Philip M.P., PhD

“…Purpose To evaluate the performance and safety of a radiation therapy positioning system (RealEye) based on tracking a radioactive marker (Tracer) implanted in…”
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Dopamine receptor DRD2 genotype and smoking cessation outcome following treatment with bupropion SR by Swan, G E, Valdes, A M, Ring, H Z, Khroyan, T V, Jack, L M, Ton, C C, Curry, S J, McAfee, T

“…The A1 allele of the dopamine D2 receptor gene (DRD2) is associated with a reduced number of dopamine binding sites in the brain and with the increased…”
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Evidence for genetic variance in white matter hyperintensity volume in normal elderly male twins by CARMELLI, D, DECARLI, C, SWAN, G. E, JACK, L. M, REED, T, WOLF, P. A, MILLER, B. L

“…White matter hyperintensities (WMHs), as detected by MRI, are common among the elderly and are frequently interpreted as representing a subclinical form of…”
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Quality assurance in the EORTC randomized trial 22922/10925 investigating the role of irradiation of the internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph node chain works by Poortmans, Philip, Kouloulias, Vassilis, van Tienhoven, Geertjan, Collette, Laurence, Struikmans, Henk, Venselaar, Jack L M, Van den Bogaert, Walter, Davis, J Bernard, Lambin, Philippe

“…A quality assurance (QA) program in conjunction with the EORTC trial investigating the role of adjuvant internal mammary and medial supraclavicular irradiation…”
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A dosimetric uncertainty analysis for photon-emitting brachytherapy sources: Report of AAPM Task Group No. 138 and GEC-ESTRO by DeWerd, Larry A., Ibbott, Geoffrey S., Meigooni, Ali S., Mitch, Michael G., Rivard, Mark J., Stump, Kurt E., Thomadsen, Bruce R., Venselaar, Jack L. M.

“…This report addresses uncertainties pertaining to brachytherapy single-source dosimetry preceding clinical use. The International Organization for…”
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Guidelines by the AAPM and GEC-ESTRO on the use of innovative brachytherapy devices and applications: Report of Task Group 167 by Nath, Ravinder, Rivard, Mark J., DeWerd, Larry A., Dezarn, William A., Thompson Heaton, H., Ibbott, Geoffrey S., Meigooni, Ali S., Ouhib, Zoubir, Rusch, Thomas W., Siebert, Frank-André, Venselaar, Jack L. M.

“…Although a multicenter, Phase III, prospective, randomized trial is the gold standard for evidence-based medicine, it is rarely used in the evaluation of…”
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Study of encapsulated 170Tm sources for their potential use in brachytherapy by Ballester, Facundo, Granero, Domingo, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Venselaar, Jack L M, Rivard, Mark J

“…High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is currently performed with 192Ir sources, and 60Co has returned recently into clinical use as a source for this kind of…”
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Abstinence effects as predictors of 28-day relapse in smokers by Swan, Gary E., Ward, Marcia M., Jack, Lisa M.

“…The present analysis sought to determine the relationship between abstinence effects in 64 ex-smokers (mean age = 41.1 years) and the rate at which they…”
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Strong hybrid male incompatibilities impede the spread of a selfish chromosome between populations of a fly by Verspoor, Rudi L., Smith, Jack M. L., Mannion, Natasha L. M., Hurst, Gregory D. D., Price, Tom A. R.

“…Meiotically driving sex chromosomes manipulate gametogenesis to increase their transmission at a cost to the rest of the genome. The intragenomic conflicts…”
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Varenicline for smoking cessation: nausea severity and variation in nicotinic receptor genes by Swan, G E, Javitz, H S, Jack, L M, Wessel, J, Michel, M, Hinds, D A, Stokowksi, R P, McClure, J B, Catz, S L, Richards, J, Zbikowski, S M, Deprey, M, McAfee, T, Conti, D V, Bergen, A W

“…This study evaluated association between common and rare sequence variants in 10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes and the severity of nausea 21…”
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Differential rates of relapse in subgroups of male and female smokers by Swan, G E, Ward, M M, Carmelli, D, Jack, L M

“…Subjects for this study were 265 participants of stop-smoking clinics (mean age = 42.6 years; average number of cigarettes smoked daily = 26.0) who were…”
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Subgroups of smokers with different success rates after use of transdermal nicotine by SWAN, GARY E., JACK, LISA M., WARD, MARCIA M.

“…To identify subgroups of smokers with different success rates, we applied “tree‐structured survival analysis” (TSSA) to data from a previously published trial…”
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Self-reported abstinence effects in the first month after smoking cessation by Ward, Marcia M, Swan, Gary E, Jack, Lisa M

“…The present study evaluated self-reported subjective complaints (29 single items and 11 scales) at precessation, on quit day, and on Days 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21,…”
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Influence of gut microflora on bioavailability by Boxenbaum, H G, Bekersky, I, Jack, M L, Kaplan, S A

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