Does automated non-coplanar beam direction optimization improve IMRT in SBRT of liver metastasis?
Compared to an equi-angular beam setup, computer optimized non-coplanar setups do result in substantial improvements in IMRT plans for SBRT of liver tumors.
Plasma levels of IL-6, but not TNFalpha correlate with cardiac output and left ventricular filling characteristics in acute pancreatitis. Somatostatin pretreatment improves the cardiac and hemodynamic changes, probably through the decrease in cytokine release.