Saudi Med J
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This review summarizes the beginning of radiotherapy, techniques of modern radiation therapy with different types, toxicities induced by radiotherapy and their management. Head and neck radiation therapy is still improving for the better management and control of the cancer and induced radiotherapy toxicities.
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Comparative Study
A comparative study of online learning in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic versus conventional learning.
To explore the attitude and perception of undergraduate medical students and their staff towards the educational methods (conventional versus online) and to assess their performance accordingly. ⋯ Conventional teaching was perceived as more effective, accessible, less technical difficulties and less fraud and cheating. Online learning, should be allowed in undergraduate medical education, by combining it with conventional learning, and students should be prepared to it.
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are rare with an incident rate of 5 cases per million individuals. Tuberous sclerosis complex is an autosomal dominant disease. This disease involves multisystem and occurs in one out of every 6,000-10,000 individuals. ⋯ The 7 reported cases had different hypoglycemia related symptoms. The reported tumors varied in size and location on the pancreas. This paper details the eighth case worldwide where an insulinoma occurred in a tuberous sclerosis patient.