User talk:Steven3045

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[edit] Fast neutron therapy

Good job! in this article. Very informative. I've nominated a DYK from this article, here. Thanks. - KNM Talk 04:14, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advice on uploading images

Hello!

Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia. I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images.

  • Pick an image name.
When uploading an image, pick a file name that is descriptive, and unique. Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic, and remember that names are case sensitive.
  • Source the image.
On the image description page, explain where the image came from. If you created the image yourself, then say so. If it's from the web, give a URL. If it's a screenshot of a movie or game, or a scan from a book, give the title.
  • Provide copyright and license information.
This part is a little bit trickier, but it's very important. The copyright of the image generally belongs to whomever created it.
If it's a photograph you took, or an image you created (modifying an image that already exists doesn't count) in software like Photoshop or GIMP, then you own the copyright. To upload it to Wikipedia, you must agree to license it under the GFDL (which allows anyone to use it, but requires that they give credit to the original author and requires that any further edit to the image be licensed under the GFDL as well) or release it into the public domain (which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction.) Do this by placing an appropriate tag on the image description page, like {{GFDL}} or {{PD-self}}. Be sure to mention that you created the image. If you're using {{PD-self}}, you may also want to use {{NoRightsReserved}}, since there is some dispute as to whether one may grant items into the public domain.
If you didn't create the image, or the copyright somehow belongs to another party (like a screenshot, which you might "create", but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game), then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image. Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content. This means that images cannot have a restriction such as "only for use by Wikipedia", or "for non-commercial use only", or "for educational use". Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under fair use, but such a use should be justified on the image description page.
  • Describe the image.
To another reader, the image may not be immediately understood. A caption in an article doesn't explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page. Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page, similar to what you might include in a caption on an article.

Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject:

Copyrights, Copyright tags, Fair use, Image description page, Public domain, Images for deletion, Possibly unfree images, Copyright problems, Uploading images

Thanks again for your contributions. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at my talk page. Chick Bowen 02:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Fast neutron therapy, was selected for DYK!

Updated DYK query On February 26, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fast neutron therapy, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 00:21, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cyberknife

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Cyberknife, by 67.8.220.224 (talk · contribs), another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Cyberknife is blatant advertising for a company, product, group, service or person that would require a substantial rewrite in order to become an encyclopedia article.

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Please stop. If you continue to create inappropriate pages such as Cyberknife, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. -WarthogDemon 02:05, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I have undeleted the Cyberknife article and would like to thank you for your contributions to it. Unfortunately, parts of the article might not conform to Wikipedia policy on neutrality, as addressed at talk:Cyberknife. Your comments on the issue are welcome. I would also like to urge you to disclose any potential conflict of interest, as an editor has expressed a concern over the potential involvement of Accuray or its employees. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 12:15, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


I would agree on some points made in the comments, though not others. 1) I have used Cyberknife, Brainlab, Varian, Elekta, Gamma Knife and Siemens before, and I am not currently or have never been employed by Accuray. Comparing these different systems is probably going to devolve into a Windows vs linux vs Mac debate. True, Cyberknife has an average computer planning program for planning treatments, and is limited to circular shaped radiation fields.

As far as "deliver equal treatments", clinically (2007), all the above systems are in use. Therefore I offer proof by contradiction, that no system has proven the others to be beneath the standard of care. Each has its limitations, and strengths. GammaKnife for instance cannot treat outside of the skull, Cyberknife is not practical for large tumours. I have not seen the Varian Trilogy to be incontrovertibly better than the Cyberknife for stereotactic work, although it is very good. The Varian imaging system does produce images of remarkable quality. The Tomotherapy unit (tomotherapy.com) or Dr T.R. Mackie is also an alternative to all of these.


2) I don't see any wikipedia articles on the Varian Trilogy system, or the Elekta Synergy. The GammaKnife does however have a wikipedia article. A full section on radio surgery would be a large undertaking, and would probably be collaborative, which is what wikipedia is all about, yes?

3)My personal experience with the Cyberknife is that, on the balance, it is a quite remarkable machine.

Steven3045 01:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)