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Positioning patient (procedure)
Known as:
Patient Positioning
, positioning patient
, Positionings, Patient
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Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
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Body position
Moving and Lifting Patients
Positioning - therapy
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
St.Gallen consensus on safe implementation of transanal total mesorectal excision
M. Adamina
,
N. Buchs
,
M. Penna
,
R. Hompes
Surgical Endoscopy
2017
Corpus ID: 3277034
BackgroundThe management of rectal cancer has evolved over the years, including the recent rise of Transanal Total Mesorectal…
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Prevalence and type of errors in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
C. Messina
,
M. Bandirali
,
+5 authors
F. Sardanelli
European Radiology
2015
Corpus ID: 22172254
AbstractObjectivesPitfalls in dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) are common. Our aim was to assess rate and type of errors in…
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Project for the development of the linac based NCT facility in University of Tsukuba.
H. Kumada
,
A. Matsumura
,
+7 authors
H. Nakashima
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
2014
Corpus ID: 205624222
2011
2011
One Year’s Results from a Server-Based System for Performing Reject Analysis and Exposure Analysis in Computed Radiography
A. Kyle Jones
,
Raimund Polman
,
Charles E. Willis
,
S. Jeff Shepard
Journal of digital imaging
2011
Corpus ID: 9956423
Rejected images represent both unnecessary radiation exposure to patients and inefficiency in the imaging operation. Rejected…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A clinical comparison of patient setup and intra-fraction motion using frame-based radiosurgery versus a frameless image-guided radiosurgery system for intracranial lesions.
N. Ramakrishna
,
F. Rosca
,
S. Friesen
,
E. Tezcanli
,
Piotr Zygmanszki
,
F. Hacker
Radiotherapy and Oncology
2010
Corpus ID: 35639013
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Monte Carlo simulations to assess the effects of tube current modulation on breast dose for multidetector CT
E. Angel
,
Nazanin Yaghmai
,
+8 authors
M. McNitt-Gray
Physics in Medicine and Biology
2009
Corpus ID: 35616056
Tube current modulation was designed to reduce radiation dose in CT imaging while maintaining overall image quality. This study…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Analgesia before a spinal block for femoral neck fracture: fascia iliaca compartment block
M. Yun
,
Y. Kim
,
M. Han
,
Joo Hyun Kim
,
J.‐Y. Hwang
,
S. Do
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
2009
Corpus ID: 26409703
Background: In this prospective randomized study, the authors compared the analgesic effect of a fascia iliaca compartment (FIC…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Risks and benefits of patient positioning during neurosurgical care.
I. Rozet
,
M. Vavilala
Anesthesiology Clinics
2007
Corpus ID: 21934593
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Daily electronic portal imaging for morbidly obese men undergoing radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.
L. Millender
,
M. Aubin
,
J. Pouliot
,
K. Shinohara
,
M. Roach
International Journal of Radiation Oncology…
2004
Corpus ID: 15245027
Review
2001
Review
2001
The scapular osteofasciocutaneous flap: a 12-year experience.
M. Urken
,
A. Bridger
,
K. Zur
,
E. Genden
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck…
2001
Corpus ID: 31680918
OBJECTIVE To elucidate the factors that play a role in the decision-making process to use the scapular donor site, we have…
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