Browsing Department of Physics and Technology by Subject "Proton therapy"
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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 ... -
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 ...