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Author Assam, I.; Vijande, J.; Ballester, F.; Perez-Calatayud, J.; Poppe, B.; Siebert, F.A. doi  openurl
  Title Evaluation of dosimetric effects of metallic artifact reduction and tissue assignment on Monte Carlo dose calculations for I-125 prostate implants Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Medical Physics Abbreviated Journal Med. Phys.  
  Volume 49 Issue Pages 6195-6208  
  Keywords (down) metallic artifact reduction; Monte Carlo dosimetry; post-implant CT; prostate brachytherapy; tissue assignment schemes; voxelized virtual patient model  
  Abstract Purpose Monte Carlo (MC) simulation studies, aimed at evaluating the magnitude of tissue heterogeneity in I-125 prostate permanent seed implant brachytherapy (BT), customarily use clinical post-implant CT images to generate a virtual representation of a realistic patient model (virtual patient model). Metallic artifact reduction (MAR) techniques and tissue assignment schemes (TAS) are implemented on the post-implant CT images to mollify metallic artifacts due to BT seeds and to assign tissue types to the voxels corresponding to the bright seed spots and streaking artifacts, respectively. The objective of this study is to assess the combined influence of MAR and TAS on MC absorbed dose calculations in post-implant CT-based phantoms. The virtual patient models used for I-125 prostate implant MC absorbed dose calculations in this study are derived from the CT images of an external radiotherapy prostate patient without BT seeds and prostatic calcifications, thus averting the need to implement MAR and TAS. Methods The geometry of the IsoSeed I25.S17plus source is validated by comparing the MC calculated results of the TG-43 parameters for the line source approximation with the TG-43U1S2 consensus data. Four MC absorbed dose calculations are performed in two virtual patient models using the egs_brachy MC code: (1) TG-43-based D-w,w-TG(43), (2) D-w,D-w-MBDC that accounts for interseed scattering and attenuation (ISA), (3) D-m,D-m that examines ISA and tissue heterogeneity by scoring absorbed dose in tissue, and (4) D-w,D-m that unlike D-m,D-m scores absorbed dose in water. The MC absorbed doses (1) and (2) are simulated in a TG-43 patient phantom derived by assigning the densities of every voxel to 1.00 g cm(-3) (water), whereas MC absorbed doses (3) and (4) are scored in the TG-186 patient phantom generated by mapping the mass density of each voxel to tissue according to a CT calibration curve. The MC absorbed doses calculated in this study are compared with VariSeed v8.0 calculated absorbed doses. To evaluate the dosimetric effect of MAR and TAS, the MC absorbed doses of this work (independent of MAR and TAS) are compared to the MC absorbed doses of different I-125 source models from previous studies that were calculated with different MC codes using post-implant CT-based phantoms generated by implementing MAR and TAS on post-implant CT images. Results The very good agreement of TG-43 parameters of this study and the published consensus data within 3% validates the geometry of the IsoSeed I25.S17plus source. For the clinical studies, the TG-43-based calculations show a D-90 overestimation of more than 4% compared to the more realistic MC methods due to ISA and tissue composition. The results of this work generally show few discrepancies with the post-implant CT-based dosimetry studies with respect to the D-90 absorbed dose metric parameter. These discrepancies are mainly Type B uncertainties due to the different I-125 source models and MC codes. Conclusions The implementation of MAR and TAS on post-implant CT images have no dosimetric effect on the I-125 prostate MC absorbed dose calculation in post-implant CT-based phantoms.  
  Address [Assam, Isong; Siebert, Frank-Andre] UKSH, Clin Radiotherapy Radiooncol, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Email: Isong.Assam@uksh.de  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Wiley Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0094-2405 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000835807200001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5321  
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Author Li, H.P.; Yi, J.Y.; Xiao, C.W.; Yao, D.L.; Liang, W.H.; Oset, E. url  doi
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  Title Correlation function and the inverse problem in the BD interaction Type Journal Article
  Year 2024 Publication Chinese Physics C Abbreviated Journal Chin. Phys. C  
  Volume 48 Issue 5 Pages 053107 - 7pp  
  Keywords (down) meson-meson interaction; correlation function; BD system; scattering observables  
  Abstract We study the correlation functions of the (BD+)-D-0, (B+D0) system, which develops a bound state of approximately 40MeV, using inputs consistent with the T-cc(3875) state. Then, we address the inverse problem starting from these correlation functions to determine the scattering observables related to the system, including the existence of the bound state and its molecular nature. The important output of the approach is the uncertainty with which these observables can be obtained, considering errors in the (BD+)-D-0, (B+D0) correlation functions typical of current values in correlation functions. We find that it is possible to obtain scattering lengths and effective ranges with relatively high precision and the existence of a bound state. Although the pole position is obtained with errors of the order of 50% of the binding energy, the molecular probability of the state is obtained with a very small error of the order of 6%. All these findings serve as motivation to perform such measurements in future runs of high energy hadron collisions.  
  Address [Li, Hai-Peng; Xiao, Chu-Wen; Liang, Wei-Hong; Oset, Eulogio] Guangxi Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Guilin 541004, Peoples R China, Email: xiaochw@gxnu.edu.cn;  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher IOP Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1674-1137 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:001205326100001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6110  
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Author NEXT Collaboration (Haefner, J. et al); Benlloch-Rodriguez, J.M.; Carcel, S.; Carrion, J.V.; Martin-Albo, J.; Martinez-Vara, M.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Novella, P.; Querol, M.; Romo-Luque, C.; Sorel, M.; Uson, A. url  doi
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  Title Reflectance and fluorescence characteristics of PTFE coated with TPB at visible, UV, and VUV as a function of thickness Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication Journal of Instrumentation Abbreviated Journal J. Instrum.  
  Volume 18 Issue 3 Pages P03016 - 21pp  
  Keywords (down) Materials for gaseous detectors; Particle tracking detectors (Gaseous detectors); Time projection chambers  
  Abstract Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. In noble element systems, it is often coated with tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) to allow detection of vacuum ultraviolet scintillation light. In this work this dependence is investigated for PTFE coated with TPB in air for light of wavelengths of 200 nm, 260 nm, and 450 nm. The results show that TPB-coated PTFE has a reflectance of approximately 92% for thicknesses ranging from 5 mm to 10 mm at 450 nm, with negligible variation as a function of thickness within this range. A cross-check of these results using an argon chamber supports the conclusion that the change in thickness from 5 mm to 10 mm does not affect significantly the light response at 128 nm. Our results indicate that pieces of TPB-coated PTFE thinner than the typical 10 mm can be used in particle physics detectors without compromising the light signal.  
  Address [Hauptman, J.] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA, Email: adam.fahs@mail.utoronto.ca  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher IOP Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1748-0221 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000971136300003 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5526  
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Author Gonzalez-Iglesias, D.; Esperante, D.; Gimeno, B.; Blanch, C.; Fuster-Martinez, N.; Martinez-Reviriego, P.; Martin-Luna, P.; Fuster, J.; Alesini, D. doi  openurl
  Title Analysis of the Multipactor Effect in an RF Electron Gun Photoinjector Type Journal Article
  Year 2023 Publication IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Electron Devices  
  Volume 70 Issue 1 Pages 288-295  
  Keywords (down) Magnetic tunneling; Multipactor effect; photoinjector; RF breakdown; RF gun  
  Abstract The objective of this work is the evaluation of the risk of suffering a multipactor discharge within an RF electron gun photoinjector. Photoinjectors are a type of source for intense electron beams, which are the main electron source for synchrotron light sources, such as free-electron lasers. The analyzed device consists of 1.6 cells and it has been designed to operate at the S-band. Besides, around the RF gun there is an emittance compensation solenoid, whose magnetic field prevents the growth of the electron beam emittance, and thus the degradation of the properties of the beam. The multipactor analysis is based on a set of numerical simulations by tracking the trajectories of the electron cloud in the cells of the device. To reach this aim, an in-house multipactor code was developed. Specifically, two different cases were explored: with the emittance compensation solenoid assumed to be off and with the emittance compensation solenoid in operation. For both the cases, multipactor simulations were carried out exploring different RF electric field amplitudes. Moreover, for a better understanding of the multipactor phenomenon, the resonant trajectories of the electrons and the growth rate of the electrons population are investigated.  
  Address [Gonzalez-Iglesias, D.; Esperante, D.; Gimeno, B.; Blanch, C.; Fuster-Martinez, N.; Martinez-Reviriego, P.; Martin-Luna, P.; Fuster, J.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, CSIC, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: Daniel.Gonzalez-Iglesias@uv.es  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0018-9383 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000890813600001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration no  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5427  
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Author Mavromatos, N.E.; Mitsou, V.A. url  doi
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  Title Magnetic monopoles revisited: Models and searches at colliders and in the Cosmos Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication International Journal of Modern Physics A Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Mod. Phys. A  
  Volume 35 Issue 23 Pages 2030012 - 81pp  
  Keywords (down) Magnetic monopoles; electromagnetism; theory; experimental techniques; searches; LHC; ATLAS; MoEDAL; IceCube; ANTARES  
  Abstract In this review, we discuss recent developments in both the theory and the experimental searches of magnetic monopoles in past, current and future colliders and in the Cosmos. The theoretical models include, apart from the standard Grand Unified Theories, extensions of the Standard Model that admit magnetic monopole solutions with finite energy and masses that can be as light as a few TeV. Specifically, we discuss, among other scenarios, modified Cho-Maison monopoles and magnetic monopoles in (string-inspired, higher derivative) Born-Infeld extensions of the hypercharge sector of the Standard Model. We also outline the conditions for which effective field theories describing the interaction of monopoles with photons are valid and can be used for result interpretation in monopole production at colliders. The experimental part of the review focuses on, past and present, cosmic and collider searches, including the latest bounds on monopole masses and magnetic charges by the ATLAS and MoEDAL experiments at the LHC, as well as prospects for future searches.  
  Address [Mavromatos, Nick E.] Kings Coll London, Dept Phys, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London WC2R 2LS, England, Email: nikolaos.mavromatos@kcl.ac.uk;  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0217-751x ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000563095400001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4516  
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Author Blanes-Selva, V.; Ruiz-Garcia, V.; Tortajada, S.; Benedi, J.M.; Valdivieso, B.; Garcia-Gomez, J.M. url  doi
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  Title Design of 1-year mortality forecast at hospital admission: A machine learning approach Type Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Health Informatics Journal Abbreviated Journal Health Inform. J.  
  Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 13pp  
  Keywords (down) machine learning; palliative care; hospital admission data; mortality forecast  
  Abstract Palliative care is referred to a set of programs for patients that suffer life-limiting illnesses. These programs aim to maximize the quality of life (QoL) for the last stage of life. They are currently based on clinical evaluation of the risk of 1-year mortality. The main aim of this work is to develop and validate machine-learning-based models to predict the exitus of a patient within the next year using data gathered at hospital admission. Five machine-learning techniques were applied using a retrospective dataset. The evaluation was performed with five metrics computed by a resampling strategy: Accuracy, the area under the ROC curve, Specificity, Sensitivity, and the Balanced Error Rate. All models reported an AUC ROC from 0.857 to 0.91. Specifically, Gradient Boosting Classifier was the best model, producing an AUC ROC of 0.91, a sensitivity of 0.858, a specificity of 0.808, and a BER of 0.1687. Information from standard procedures at hospital admission combined with machine learning techniques produced models with competitive discriminative power. Our models reach the best results reported in the state of the art. These results demonstrate that they can be used as an accurate data-driven palliative care criteria inclusion.  
  Address [Blanes-Selva, Vicent; Benedi, Jose-Miguel; Garcia-Gomez, Juan M.] Univ Politecn Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Email: viblasel@upv.es  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Sage Publications Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1460-4582 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000645567000008 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration no  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5182  
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Author Sepehri, A.; Pincak, R.; Olmo, G.J. doi  openurl
  Title M-theory, graphene-branes and superconducting wormholes Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics Abbreviated Journal Int. J. Geom. Methods Mod. Phys.  
  Volume 14 Issue 11 Pages 1750167 - 32pp  
  Keywords (down) M-theory; wormholes; graphene; superconductors  
  Abstract Exploiting an M-brane system whose structure and symmetries are inspired by those of graphene (what we call a graphene-brane), we propose here a similitude between two layers of graphene joined by a nanotube and wormholes scenarios in the brane world. By using the symmetries and mathematical properties of the M-brane system, we show here how to possibly increase its conductivity, to the point of making it as a superconductor. The questions of whether and under which condition this might point to the corresponding real graphene structures becoming superconducting are briefly outlined.  
  Address [Sepehri, Alireza] Shahid Bahonar Univ, Fac Phys, POB 76175, Kerman, Iran, Email: alireza.sepehri@uk.ac.ir;  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher World Scientific Publ Co Pte Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0219-8878 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000413442500018 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3334  
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Author Belle II Collaboration (Abudinen, F. et al); Gomis, P.; Marinas, C. url  doi
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  Title Measurement of the integrated luminosity of the Phase 2 data of the Belle II experiment Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication Chinese Physics C Abbreviated Journal Chin. Phys. C  
  Volume 44 Issue 2 Pages 021001 - 12pp  
  Keywords (down) luminosity; Bhabha; digamma; Belle II  
  Abstract From April to July 2018, a data sample at the peak energy of the resonance was collected with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider. This is the first data sample of the Belle II experiment. Using Bhabha and digamma events, we measure the integrated luminosity of the data sample to be (, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. This work provides a basis for future luminosity measurements at Belle II.  
  Address [Jia, S.; Li, S. X.; Zhou, X. Y.] Beihang Univ, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Iop Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1674-1137 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000509919700001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4270  
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Author Ellis, J.; Mavromatos, N.E.; Sakharov, A.S.; Sarkisyan-Grinbaum, E.K. url  doi
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  Title Limits on neutrino Lorentz violation from multimessenger observations of TXS 0506+056 Type Journal Article
  Year 2019 Publication Physics Letters B Abbreviated Journal Phys. Lett. B  
  Volume 789 Issue Pages 352-355  
  Keywords (down) Lorentz violation; Multimessenger; Astrophysical neutrinos; Blazar; TXS 0506+056; IceCube  
  Abstract The observation by the IceCube Collaboration of a high-energy (E greater than or similar to 200 TeV) neutrino from the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056 and the coincident observations of enhanced gamma-ray emissions from the same object by MAGIC and other experiments can be used to set stringent constraints on Lorentz violation in the propagation of neutrinos that is linear in the neutrino energy: Delta v = -E/M-1, where Delta v is the deviation from the velocity of light, and M-1 is an unknown high energy scale to be constrained by experiment. Allowing for a difference in neutrino and photon propagation times of similar to 10 days, we find that M-1 greater than or similar to 3 x 10(16) GeV. This improves on previous limits on linear Lorentz violation in neutrino propagation by many orders of magnitude, and the same is true for quadratic Lorentz violation.  
  Address [Ellis, John; Mavromatos, Nikolaos E.] Kings Coll London, Phys Dept, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London WC2R 2LS, England, Email: Alexandre.Sakharov@cern.ch  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0370-2693 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000457165400047 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3900  
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Author Addazi, A. et al; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Mitsou, V.A.; Palomares-Ruiz, S.; Tortola, M.; Zornoza, J.D. url  doi
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  Title Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era-A review Type Journal Article
  Year 2022 Publication Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics Abbreviated Journal Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys.  
  Volume 125 Issue Pages 103948 - 119pp  
  Keywords (down) Lorentz invariance violation and deformation; Gamma-ray astronomy; Cosmic neutrinos; Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays; Gravitational waves  
  Abstract The exploration of the universe has recently entered a new era thanks to the multi-messenger paradigm, characterized by a continuous increase in the quantity and quality of experimental data that is obtained by the detection of the various cosmic messengers (photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves) from numerous origins. They give us information about their sources in the universe and the properties of the intergalactic medium. Moreover, multi-messenger astronomy opens up the possibility to search for phenomenological signatures of quantum gravity. On the one hand, the most energetic events allow us to test our physical theories at energy regimes which are not directly accessible in accelerators; on the other hand, tiny effects in the propagation of very high energy particles could be amplified by cosmological distances. After decades of merely theoretical investigations, the possibility of obtaining phenomenological indications of Planck-scale effects is a revolutionary step in the quest for a quantum theory of gravity, but it requires cooperation between different communities of physicists (both theoretical and experimental). This review, prepared within the COST Action CA18108 “Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach”, is aimed at promoting this cooperation by giving a state-of-the art account of the interdisciplinary expertise that is needed in the effective search of quantum gravity footprints in the production, propagation and detection of cosmic messengers.  
  Address [Addazi, A.] Sichuan Univ, Coll Phys, Ctr Theoret Phys, Chengdu 610065, Peoples R China, Email: jcarmona@unizar.es  
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  Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0146-6410 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000830343400001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5312  
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