Blar i Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences på emneord "Proton therapy"
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Biological optimization of proton therapy based on repeated PET imaging
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Background and aim: Proton therapy has the potential to deliver dose in a more precise way than traditional photon therapy, which allows for increased sparing of organs at risk (OAR). The aim of this thesis is to determine ... -
Development of a Monte Carlo Based Treatment Planning Verification Tool for Particle Therapy
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer treatment. The favorable characteristics of proton radiation open the possibility of conforming the treatment dose to the target volumes and sparing of the surrounding ... -
The experimental dose ranges influence the LET_d dependency of the proton minimum RBE (RBE_min)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-23)Cell experiments have shown the proton relative biological effectiveness (RBE) to vary with dose and linear energy transfer (LET), which has led to development of variable RBE models. The RBE is normally estimated from two ... -
Models for the relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy: on the impact of cell-irradiation design
(Master thesis, 2020-07-07)Background: The use of protons was first suggested for use in treating cancer in 1946, due to its preferable dose distribution. In clinical practice, a constant Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) of 1.1 is used in ... -
Monte Carlo based comparison of constant vs. variable RBE for proton therapy patients
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Around the world, the use of protons as an alternative to photons radiation therapy of cancer is becoming more widespread. The motivations for this is that protons enable a reduction of the radiation dose to health tissue ... -
Simulations of a Therapeutic Proton Beam with FLUKA Monte Carlo Code and Varian Eclipse Proton Planning Software
(Master thesis, 2013-11-20)The sharp dose deposition from protons in a medium has some clear advantageous aspects for use in cancer treatment. When charged particles, for instance protons, traverse matter, most of their energy are deposited at the ...