Objective To establish an HPLC-ESI-MS method for simultaneous analysis and determination of flavone in the seeds of Oroxylum indicum.Methods The separation was performed by Hypersil C_(18) column(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) with a mobile phase of formic acid aqueous solution(A) and acetonitrile(B) 0.5%.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and detection wavelength was at 195-400 nm.The samples were analyzed in positive mode.Results Six flavones in the seeds of O.indicum could be separated in one run.Baicalin,chrysin-7-glucuronide, oroxylin A,and baicalin-7-O-glucoside had been tentatively (identified) by ESI-MS and reference data.Conclusion Besides quantification of the components,this new method surpasses previously published ones in product quality control with accurate and rapid advantage,and provides the HPLC chromatographic fingerprints of biological active components in the seeds of O.indicum.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of prenatal B ultrasound in the diagnosis of fetal hydronephrosis.Methods 105 pregnant women with advanced hydronephrosis in the Department of Ultrasound of our hospital were selected as the research subjects from November 2013 to September 2015.Grignon classification was performed according to the first B ultrasound results,including 2 cases of level Ⅴ,3 cases of level Ⅳ,6 cases of level Ⅲ,30 cases of level Ⅱ and 64 cases of level Ⅰ.The hydronephrosis was reexamined by ultrasonography within the postnatal 24h.Meanwhile,the B ultrasound reexamination was performed in the postnatal 1,3,6 and 12 months.The change of hydronephrosis was observed.Results Among 105 cases of fetal hydronephrosis,64 cases of kidneys at level Ⅰ were improved in the postnatal 6 months,including 46 cases during 1 month and 16 cases during 3 months;30 cases of kidneys at level Ⅱ were improved during 6 months,including 24 cases during 3 months;6 cases of kidneys at level Ⅲ were progressing;Among 3 cases,2 cases of hydronephrosis at level Ⅳ underwent the surgery and 1 case was progressing;2 cases of hydronephrosis at level Ⅴ underwent the surgery.98 cases of hydronephrosis were physiological (93.33％).2 cases of hydronephrosis progression at level Ⅲ required to follow up.MRU examination suggested no surgical indication at present;1 case belonged to the hydronephrosis progression at level Ⅳ.The family members asked to be reviewed.Conclusion The fetal hydronephrosis can be classified accurately through the prenatal B ultrasound examination.The prenatal B ultrasound examination is the best method for the diagnosis and prognosis of fetal hydronephrosis.

Objective To determine standard of Scutellaria baicalensis extract with fingerprint characteristic. Methods HPLC technique had been used to determine the content of eight flavones in S. baicalensis extract by HPLC. Results S. baicalensis extract had relative stability of fingerprint characteristic. The characterization method of fingerprint and analysis mothod were precise and rapid. Conclusion The standard of S. baicalensis extract with fingerprint characteristic has been obtained. It can be used to control the quality of S. baicalensis extract and it can support the component of Chinese materia medica.

With increasing use of carbapenem antibiotics , carbapenems-resistant gram-negative bacteria are spreading, and carbapenemase-producing is the main mechanism of carbapenems resistance . Rapid and accurate identification of carbapenemase and its type is of great importance to timely and effective treatment and control of infections .Chromogenic /Fluorogenic culture media, modified Hodge test and double disk synergy test are traditional methods for carbapenemase detection , but all are time-consuming. Biochemical method is more time efficient and with high sensitivity and specificity , but cannot be used to identify subtypes.Now matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization -time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been successfully applied in the identification of species , subtypes and detection of drug -resistant genes.And among various carbapenemase gene detection techniques , next generation sequencing (NGS) can also be used for the detection of integrons , transposons and plasmids, which is important in both epidemiology and resistant mechanism studies .This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of various methods for phenotype and gene detection of carbapenemase .

Objective To compare open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with closed reduction and internal fixation (CRIF) for the treatment of displaced fractures of the femoral neck in children,using a Meta-analysis.Methods Cochrane Library,PubMed Data,CNKI,Chinese Biomedical Database,Wanfang Data and Vip Data were searched for studies on treating displaced fractures of the femoral neck in children with ORIF and CRIF.In addition,hand search was conducted in relevant journals.Time limit for search was set from the beginning till August 2017.After eligible studies were included,a database was established of the demographic and clinical data of the patients included.Software Revman 5.0 was used for heterogeneity test of the quality of the studies included and the pooled relative risk (RR) and 95％ confidence interval (CI) were calculated.Results Ten studies were ultimately included involving 309 patients.Of them,163 were treated by ORIF and 146 by CRIF.The results showed that ORIF led to a significantly higher rate of anatomical reduction [RR =0.33,95％ CI (0.22,0.49),P ＜ 0.05] and a significantly higher good to excellent rate by Ratliff's evaluation [RR =0.73,95％ CI (0.62,0.85),P ＜0.05] than CRIF did;ORIF also led to a significantly lower rate of avascular necrosis[RR =1.93,95％ CI (1.13,3.31),P ＜ 0.05],a significantly lower rate of coxa vara [RR =2.38,95％ CI (1.07,5.27),P ＜0.05] and a significantly lower rate of nonunion [RR =2.72,95％ CI (1.05,7.04),P ＜ 0.05] than CRIF did.Conclusion In the treatment of displaced fractures of the femoral neck in children,ORIF can lead to better reduction,fewer complications and a higher good to excellent rate of functional recovery than CRIF.

Objective: To obtain the high-resolution dose distribution for the single source channel of Leksell 4C gamma knife. Methods: A parallel computing platform based on the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Monte Carlo Code MCNPX was established. The ring-shaped detector and two pre-validated variance reduction techniques (emission direction-biased sampling of source and termination of electron tracking in partial structures) were adopted to derive the high-resolution dose distribution for the single source channel of Leksell 4C gamma knife. The effect of cut-off energy for both photon and electron on the accuracy of simulation outcomes was evaluated and statistically compared. Results: Compared with previous findings, the spatial resolution of the dose distribution for the single source channel obtained in this study was higher (radial resolution=0.1 mm) with less statistical error (<1%). The calculation time was acceptable (approximately 24 h). For the 4-, 8-, 14-and 18-mm variable collimators, the penumbra and full width at the half maximum (FWHM) for single side were 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 mm and 2.2, 4.3, 7.3, 9.3 mm, respectively, which were consistent with previous studies. The difference of the simulation results was extremely small between different cut-off energy for photon (1 keV vs.10 keV). However, the simulation results significantly differ between 1 and 521 keV electronic cut-off energy. Conclusions The MCNPX parallel computing platform based on the MPI environment can be utilized to derive highly accurate dose distribution with high resolution in acceptable calculation time. The cut-off energy of the photon and electron should be cautiously set up during simulation.

Objective The IAEA report No.483 describes the latest method of small field dosimetry.The field output factor measurement and correction methods are used to improve the accuracy and consistency of the measurement results for different type detectors.Methods The field output factors from 0.6 cm×0.6 cm to 10 cm× 10 cm were measured using IBA's CC13 ionization chamber,CC01 ionization chamber,PFD semiconductor detector,EFD semiconductor detector and Razor semiconductor detector,respectively.The field output correction factors were used to correct the measurement result.Results Compared with the corrected data,the results of ionization chamber are mainly affected by the volume averaging and the fluence perturbation effect,lead to the measurement result which is 4.70％ lower at 0.6 cm × 0.6 cm;The results of Shielded semiconductors are mainly affected by fluence perturbation effect,lead to the measurement result which is 4.80％ higher at 0.6 cm × 0.6 cm.The results of unshielded semiconductors are mainly affected by energy response and fluence perturbation effect,resulting in lower measurement results at the field size＞0.8 cm×0.8 cm,2.10％ lower at field size of 1.5 cm× 1.5 cm,higher measurement results at field size＜0.8 cm×0.8 cm and 1.1％ higher at field size of 0.6 cm×0.6 cm.Before the correction,the measurement results from different types of detectors are quite different,average standard deviation is 0.016 6.After the correction,the difference among the detectors is significantly reduced,average standard deviation is 0.006 6.Conclusions For detectors such as ionization chambers and semiconductors,the field output correction factors can be used to correct the output factors of the small field to improve the accuracy and consistency of the measurement results.

Objective improve the accuracy of the measurement results by using the field output factor measurement method based on daisy-chaining.Methods The Varian Edge Accelerator 6 MV X-ray data were measured using the IBA CC13 ionization chamber, IBA CC01 ionization chamber, IBA Razor semiconductor detector , IBA EFD semiconductor detector and Gafchromic EBT 3 film , respectively. Results Compared with the daisy-chaining measurement method,the results obtained by the conventional measurement method using CC13 were smaller. The deviation value was 16. 71% in the 1 cm × 1 cm field. The measurement results in a larger field via CC01 were bigger with a deviation of 8. 39% in the 40 cm × 40 cm filed. The measurement results via Razor in a larger field were larger with a deviation of 9. 40% in the 40 cm × 40 cm field. The measurement results were similar between EFD and Razor with a deviation of 9. 14% in the 40 cm × 40 cm field. The results of the film measurement were equivalent to those obtained from the daisy-chaining method in a field of＞ 1 cm × 1 cm with a deviation within 1. 60%,whereas the deviation was increased to 3. 13% in the 1 cm× 1 cm field. The results were consistent with daisy-chaining measurement if the 3 cm × 3 cm or 4 cm × 4 cm fields were selected as the intermediate fields with the maximum deviation of 0. 29%. Conclusions For the detectors with changing response along with the field size,daisy-chaining measurement method can be utilized to extend the measurement range and improve the accuracy of the measurement results.

Objective:To design and implement a plan data archiving system (PDAS) for radiotherapy treatment, in order to improve the efficiency of plan archiving and avoid plan data loss.Methods:The original plan file in the treatment planning system (TPS) was read and parsed, and the record and verification (R&V) system database was accessed to obtain the patient′s treatment record. PDAS processed all parameters involved in the plan archiving and saved the structured data into a local database. PDAS included two major modules, the plan archiving module and the plan loss detection module. The former could be divided into four parts, data sorting, data compression, archiving check and plan recovery. For different modules, we designed corresponding logic rules and wrote programs to realize the system. Compared with the plan data of manual archiving, the clinical application effect of PDAS was evaluated.Results:Each module of PDAS was developed and implemented. During 31 months of clinical application, the system was stable, and 17 614 plans were archived. Compared with manual archiving, PDAS improved the archiving efficiency significantly and reduced the plan loss rate from 0.004 or so to 0.Conclusions:PDAS can improve the efficiency of plan archiving and ensure the security and integrity of plan data.

Objective:To analyze and compare the dosimetric differences based on volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), fixed field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (F_IMRT), and electron irradiation combined with VMAT (E&VMAT) in radiotherapy for breast cancer after modified mastectomy, aiming to provide reference for clinical selection of treatment plan.Methods:Ten patients with the left breast cancer who received radiotherapy after modified mastectomy were randomly selected. The target areas included chest wall and supraclavicular region, and the prescribed dose was 43.5 Gy in 15 fractions (2.9 Gy/F). Based on the Pinnacle 3 planning system, the VMAT, F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans (electron beam for chest wall, VMAT for supraclavicular area) were designed for each patient. The conformity and homogeneity of the target areas, the dose of organs at risk and treatment time were compared. Results:The VMAT plan could improve the dose distribution of the target areas. The conformity index and homogeneity index of the target dose were significantly better than those of the F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans (all P<0.05). The average dose, V 30Gy, V 20Gy, V 10Gy of the left lung in the VMAT plan were significantly better than those in the F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans (all P<0.05). The V 5Gy of the left lung in the VMAT plan was significantly better than that in the F_IMRT plan ( P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the V 5Gy of the left lung between the VMAT and E&VMAT plans ( P>0.05). The heart, right breast and right lung of the VMAT plan could meet the clinical dose limit requirements. The treatment time of the VMAT, F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans was (326±27) s, (1 082±169) s, and (562±48) s, respectively. Conclusions:Compared with the F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans, the VMAT plan has better quality and shorter treatment time. VMAT plan has higher value in clinical application compared with the F_IMRT and E&VMAT plans.