When treating cancer by radiation therapy it is always the goal to irradiate the tumour as much as possible and to spare the healthy tissue around it. For this a new type of radiation therapy called Volumetric Modulated ARC Therapy (VMAT) has been developed. During VMAT treatment the radiation machine …

Postmenopausal bone loss leads to millions of fractures annually. Hormonal replacement therapy is prescribed to offset bone loss, but this treatment includes health risks. Another treatment tool, which stimulates bone formation and following reduces fracture risk is strength training. Therefore the aim …

In 2009 heeft Pauline Skeates, woonachtig in Nieuw-Zeeland, Insight Focused Therapy(IFT) ontworpen. In de afgelopen jaren is IFT verspreid in de wereld en ook in Nederland aangekomen. In deze jaren is er echter nog weinig tot geen onderzoek gedaan naar de vragen zoals net gesteld. Om die reden hebben …

Reliability in decision making about intervention plans is a necessary condition for evidence-based probation work and equal treatment of offenders. Structuring decision making can improve agreement between clinical decision makers. In a former study however, we found that in Dutch probation practice …

Clinical practice guidelines are considered important instruments to improve quality of care. However, success is dependent on adherence, which may be improved using peer assessment, a strategy in which professionals assess performance of their peers in a simulated setting. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this …

In 2005, a new sibling species of Aspergillus fumigatus was discovered: Aspergillus lentulus. Both species can cause invasive fungal disease in immune-compromised patients. The species are morphologically very similar. Current techniques for identification are PCR-based or morphology-based. These techniques …

Het is moeilijk om eenduidig vast te stellen welke behandelingsmethode, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) of High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapie, de voorkeur heeft bij focal therapy van patiënten met een prostaatcarcinoom. Het is nog onduidelijk wat de invloed van het prostaatvolume en de locatie …

Doel: Een overzicht te bieden van de uitkomsten die er tot nu toe bekend zijn over welke interventie het meest effectief is op het herstel van handvaardigheid na een CVA. Er is gekeken naar de interventies Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), Bilateral arm training (BAT) en Bilateral Arm Training …

Expert meeting 1&2 with coaches and athletes on how to make use of different monitoring tools in elite team sports.