Determining the onset of the dying phase is important, because care aims and interventions change once this phase begins. In the dying phase, maximising comfort is paramount, even if doing so causes a deterioration of cognitive functions. In this delicate context, it is necessary to give special attention …

To examine to what extent the concept and the domains of participation as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are represented in general cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments. Using the ICF linking rules, two coders independently …

To validate the model-based 3D dose calculation performed by the COMPASS system, and to evaluate the use of the combination of model-based and measurement-based 3D dose determination for clinical QA purposes.

To quantify the dosimetric accuracy of the COMPASS correction kernel method, and to determine its ability to detect dose delivery errors caused by MLC leaf mis-positioning.

Purpose: to find parameters that predict which head and neck patients benefit from a sequentially delivered boost treatment plan compared to a simultaneously deliverd plan, with the aim to spare the salivary glands.

The main objective of this study was to make the transition from a film (2D) based pre-treatment IMRT / IMAT QA into a more efficient and clinical relevant method of verification by reconstructing the dose directly in the patient CT using the COMPASS system. The evaluation of the reconstructed dose includes …

This study explores the capability of the COMPASS system (IBA Dosimetry, Germany) to detect leaf positioning errors of a high resolution MLC with 4mm leaf width using a lower resolution (7.62mm detector spacing) 2D matrix of ionisation chambers

Objective: Group-based physical training interventions have been shown to be effective in increasing quality of life in cancer survivors. Until now, however, the impact of cohesion within the group on intervention outcome has not been investigated. Methods: We examined self-reported individual group …

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