FEASIBILITY OF POSTOPERATIVE SPINE STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY IN PROXIMITY OF CARBON AND TITANIUM HYBRID IMPLANTS USING A ROBOTIC RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE

Feasibility of postoperative spine stereotactic body radiation therapy in proximity of carbon and titanium hybrid implants using a robotic radiotherapy device

Abstract Background and purpose To assess the feasibility of postoperative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for patients with hybrid implants consisting of carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone and titanium (CFP-T) using CyberKnife.Materials and methods All essential steps within a radiation therapy (RT) workflow were evaluated.Fir

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The Power of Belief: How Ethnocentrism, Religion, and Brand Importance Shape Boycott Behavior and Brand Perceptions in Indonesia

Purpose: This study aims to understand the role of boycott intention in mediating the effects of consumer ethnocentrism, religious animosity, legitimacy, and brand importance on brand Girls Shorts image, loyalty, and product judgment among Starbucks consumers in Indonesia.Method: This study was conducted using quantitative methods to test the propo

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Pantropical Jumping Spiders in Florida

Jumping spiders, or salticids, are so named because they have a highly coordinated jumping ability with which they Bucket Bag capture prey and traverse from plant to plant.Their sense of sight is extraordinary for invertebrates; they can see in color (DeVoe 1975), and the large front eyes focus on objects (Land 1972).Many are marked with contrastin

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