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Objective To preliminary investigate the clinical efficacy of whole brain simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy ( SIB-IMRT ) in patients diagnosed with brain metastases ( BM) . Methods Fifty-two cases of BM admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to December 2017 were equally recruited and randomly divided into the observation and control groups. Patients in the observation group were treated with SIB-IMRT, and those in the control group received conventional whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT).The clinical efficacy and prognosis were statistically compared between two groups. Results The ORR in the observation group was 77％, significantly higher than 27％ in the control group (P=0. 00).The median survival in the observation group was 384 d,significantly longer compared with 211 d in the control group (P=0. 00).All patients in both groups successfully completed corresponding treatment. Acute adverse reactions were mainly 1-2 grade reactions. Conclusions SIB-IMRT is an efficacious and safe treatment of BM,which yields tolerable adverse events and deserves application in clinical practice.
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Polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes were prepared from polyethersulfone/N, N-Dimethylacctamide/poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone) systems by dry/wet phase inversion process using water as coagulation bath. The effects of coagulation bath temperature and air gap distance on the surface structure, cross section structure and water flux of membranes were discussed. As increasing the temperature of coagulation bath and the air gap distance, the size of the pores at the surface effectively increased, while the finger-like structure under the outer surface changed to a sponge-like structure.
