Search for dissertations about: "Brachytherapy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Brachytherapy.

  2. 1. Adjuvant treatments to prevent local reurrence after breast-conserving surgery for early breast cancer : radiation, endocrine- or brachytherapy

    Author : Åsa Wickberg; Göran Liljegren; Johan Ahlgren; Roger Olofsson Bagge; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast-conserving surgery; radiotherapy; endocrine therapy; intraoperative brachytherapy;

    Abstract : Radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery due to breast cancer is an established treatment, known to reduce the incidence of recurrence and even death from the disease. However some women are over-treated with sometimes serious adverse effects. De-escalating the treatment and find alternative adjuvant methods are becoming an important issue. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dosimetry in brachytherapy : application of the Monte Carlo method to single source dosimetry and use of correlated sampling for accelerated dose calculations

    Author : Håkan Hedtjärn; David Rogers; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Three issues related to brachytherapy dosimetry are addressed in this thesis. (1) The prospect of using Compton scattering to measure energy spectra from a high dose-rate (HDR) 192Ir source is discussed and a Compton spectrometer evaluated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Development of dose calculation methods for brachytherapy treatment planning

    Author : Åsa K. Carlsson Tedgren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Brachytherapy; Radiotherapy; Strålbehandling;

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  6. 4. Optimization of brachytherapy for cervical cancer using inverse planning algorithms

    Author : Lucilio dos Santos Matias; Iuliana Toma-Dasu; Brígida da Costa Ferreira; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Brachytherapy; treatment planning optimization; IPSA; HIPO; radiobiology; complicationfree; medicinsk strålningsfysik; Medical Radiation Physics;

    Abstract : Carcinoma of the cervix is a global problem. Brachytherapy (BT) is one of the mainradiation therapy components used in the management of cervical cancer. READ MORE

  7. 5. Development of Experimental Brachytherapy Dosimetry Using Monte Carlo Simulations for Detector Characterization

    Author : Vaiva Kaveckyte; Åsa Carlsson Tedgren; Alexandr Malusek; Hamza Benmakhlouf; Jan Seuntjens; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dosimetry; brachytherapy; solid-state detectors; Monte Carlo;

    Abstract : Brachytherapy (BT) is a type of interventional radiotherapy that is advantageous due to high absorbed dose conformity and possibility to deliver high dose in few fractions. It is often used for prostate and gynecological tumors as monotherapy or a boost alongside external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). READ MORE