radiation

Clinical Advantage of a Bioresorbable Silver Matrix on a Radiation Breast Wound

BACKGROUND – In January of 2020, a 65-year-old female patient presented with invasive lobular breast cancer and secondary ulceration of the right breast (ER/PR positive, HER-2 negative (F...

08/19/2021

Safety Profile of Amnion-Derived Cellular Cytokine Solution (ACCS) Following Topical Skin Application in Patients Receiving Breast Radiotherapy

03/27/2021

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLC
Mark Trombetta, MD, Thomas B. Julian, MD, D. Lawrence Wickerham, and David L. Steed, MD

Publisher:Open Science Company, LLCMa...

Safety Profile of Amnion-Derived Cellular Cytokine Solution (ACCS) Following Topical Skin Application in Patients Receiving Breast Radiotherapy Mark Trombetta, MD,a,b Thomas B. Julian, MD,b,c,d D. Lawrence Wickerham,c,d and David L....

Safety Profile of...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Case Report

Regenerative Properties of Autologous Fat Grafting in a Complicated Radiation-Induced Wound

02/15/2021

Krishna S. Vyas

Elias Simon Saba

Nho Tran

Introduction. Delayed wound healing and ulceration in radiated tissue is a surgical challenge. Autologous fat grafting can reverse skin changes secondary to radiation such as fibrosis, scarring, contracture, and pain. Adipose-derived stem...

Introduction. Delayed wound...

02/15/2021

Wounds

News

A Novel Defense Against “Interventionalist’s Disc Disease”

10/06/2019

The OrthoVest can be used by every healthcare provider who is required to wear a lead apron for their job.

The OrthoVest can be used by...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Original Research

Establishment of an Uncomplicated Radiation-delayed Wound Healing Model Using Irradiation in Pigs

02/01/2019

Xiao Yang

Woonhyeok Jeong

Daegu Son

Youngwook Ryoo

Jinhee Kim

Youngkee Oh

Sunyoung Kwon

Dalie Liu

In this study, the authors propose and verify a procedure to establish a radiation-delayed wound healing model in pigs.

In this study, the authors...

02/01/2019

Wounds

The SHIELD Study Leads to New Radiation Safety Initiatives in the Cath Lab at Spectrum Health

05/07/2018

William R. Stewart, RN, BSN-BC, Stacie E. Garcia-Moon, RN, BSN, Emily M. Fussman, BS, CES, Kimberly S. Barkema, BS, RCIS, Brigid M. Golembiewski, RN, BSN, Ryan D. Madder, MD

Frederik Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Disclosure: Ryan Madder, MD, receives research support and serves on the advisory board of Corindus Vascular Robotics. All other authors have nothing to disclose.

The authors can be contacted via Dr. Ryan Madder at ryan.madder@spectrumhealth.org.

William R. Stewart, RN, BSN-BC, Staci...

In order to further understand procedural factors associated with radiation doses among nurses and technologists during cardiac catheterization, we recently conducted the SHIELD (Combining Robotic-Stenting and Proactive Shielding Techniques...

In order to further understand...

05/07/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Essay

A Quest for Immediate Feedback Leads to Change

11/02/2016

Rakesh Shah, MD, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, Texas

Rakesh Shah, MD, Clear Lake Regional ...

We discovered the RaySafe i2 system (Unfors RaySafe), a real-time dose monitoring system that allows you to see your exposure as it is happening. It has changed the way we operate.

We discovered the RaySafe i2...

11/02/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Technology Pulse

Reducing Radiation in the Cath Lab Using a Novel, Eye-Controlled, Moveable Region of Interest

10/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest talks with George Dangas, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Director of Cardiovascular Innovation at the Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York.

Cath Lab Digest talks with George Dan...

What if we could track where we were looking and focus the x-ray beam only where it is needed? That is the trick of this technology.

What if we could track where we...

10/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Original Research

The Use of Bovine Collagen-glycosaminoglycan Matrix for Atypical Lower Extremity Ulcers

09/13/2016

Caitlin S. Garwood

Paul J. Kim

Vinay Matai

John S. Steinberg