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IBA Plans Total System Restoration on its First-ever Proton Therapy Installation

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Mass General Cancer Center’s proton system was installed by IBA 25 years ago and treated its first patient in November 2001. It demonstrates IBA’s unique ability to bring equipment into compliance with modern standards. This project is the first time a comprehensive restoration will be made on a legacy machine.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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In any case, for Pickhardt, research is key to providing high-quality patient care. "I Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Most Effective Radiology Educator Francis Deng, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine Francis Deng, MD.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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Previous studies regarding ambulatory management included randomized trials that lacked adequate power, and recently, a 2013 systematic review that, although showed promise in the ambulatory approach, had poor data quality with a high risk of bias. 2001 Dec;18(6):565-8. PMID: 15916457 Yaphe J, Edman R, Knishkowy B, Herman J.

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Is Pip-Tazo Harming Sepsis Patients?

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