Abstract: One or more example embodiments relates to a patient couch for positioning and/or supporting a patient for radiotherapy, comprising a couch board section to accommodate the patient; a base section attachable to a floor; a roll-pitch assembly between the base section and the couch board section, the roll-pitch assembly configured to pivot the couch board section about at least one of a roll axis or a pitch axis; and a cover unit forming a shell cover and comprising at least two cover shells, wherein one of the at least two cover shells forms a roll cover shell and another of the at least two cover shells forms a pitch cover shell, the roll cover shell is configured to compensate a roll movement of the roll-pitch assembly, and the pitch cover shell is configured to compensate a pitch movement of the roll-pitch assembly.

Abstract: A radiation therapy patient handling system, comprises: a bedside for a patient; a wagon coupled to the bedside; and an axis frame module including a first beam, a second beam, a first end cap connecting the first beam and the second beam, and a second end cap connecting the first beam and the second beam. The first beam and the second beam extend along a longitudinal direction of the axis frame module. The wagon is movable within the axis frame module along the longitudinal direction. The first beam and the second beam each include an integrated guidance interface extending along the longitudinal direction. The wagon is coupled to the axis frame module via the integrated guidance interfaces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to magnetic nanoparticles based on iron oxide having cubic shape, suitably functionalized for the release of targeting chemotherapeutic agents, i.e. selectively in the tumors being treated The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions having such nanoparticles and to their use in combined oncological therapies of hyperthermia and chemotherapy, useful in particular in the treatment of ovarian tumors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to magnetic nanoparticles based on iron oxide having cubic shape, suitably functionalized for the release of targeting chemotherapeutic agents, i.e. selectively in the tumors being treated The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions having such nanoparticles and to their use in combined oncological therapies of hyperthermia and chemotherapy, useful in particular in the treatment of ovarian tumors.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article may include: an aerosol-forming substrate; and/or at least one element including at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The at least one element may be downstream with respect to the aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-generating article may include: an aerosol-forming substrate; a support element immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the support element; and/or an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate, the support element, and the aerosol-cooling element. The aerosol-cooling element may include at least one PHA. A method for quenching reactive oxygen species (ROS) in an aerosol produced by an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate may include: providing the aerosol-generating article with at least one element including at least one PHA. The at least one element is downstream with respect to the aerosol-forming substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system having high-temperature fuel cells, for example SOFCs. A reformer connected upstream of the high-temperature fuel cells at the anode side, a start burner for the preheating of the cathodes of the high-temperature fuel cells, an afterburner and an operating heat exchanger are present at the system in accordance with the invention. Oxidizing agent can be supplied to the high-temperature fuel cell cathodes through the operating heat exchanger. In addition, it can be heated with the exhaust gas of the high-temperature fuel cells. Exhaust gas conducted through the operating heat exchanger can flow in an exhaust gas line together with environmental air and can then be conducted away into the environment as cooled exhaust gas.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system having high-temperature fuel cells, for example SOFCs. A reformer connected upstream of the high-temperature fuel cells at the anode side, a start burner for the preheating of the cathodes of the high-temperature fuel cells, an afterburner and an operating heat exchanger are present at the system in accordance with the invention. Oxidizing agent can be supplied to the high-temperature fuel cell cathodes through the operating heat exchanger. In addition, it can be heated with the exhaust gas of the high-temperature fuel cells. Exhaust gas conducted through the operating heat exchanger can flow in an exhaust gas line together with environmental air and can then be conducted away into the environment as cooled exhaust gas.

Abstract: A method of filtering data includes creating a cell control block array so as to form a histogram, the histogram having a plurality of cell control blocks, and each of the plurality of cell control blocks corresponding to a corresponding cell classifiable as core or non-core and used or unused. Each of the plurality of cell control blocks has a cell counter, a first link word pointing to a start of a data output chain if the corresponding cell is used and core, and a second link word pointing to a related core cell if the corresponding cell is used and non-core. The histogram is formed as a function of at least one parameter including a first parameter and has a first lower limit and a first upper limit for the first parameter. Input data is received as a function of the at least one parameter so as to form a plurality of event descriptor blocks, the at least one parameter including the first parameter.