Search for dissertations about: "Tumor control probability"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Tumor control probability.

  2. 6. Improved dose response modeling for normal tissue damage and therapy optimization

    Author : Magdalena Adamus-Górka; Bengt K. Lind; Anders Brahme; Panayiotis Mavroidis; Randall K. Ten Haken; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Normal tissue complications; radiobiological models; dose-response; volume effect; spinal cord; effective FSU size; medicinsk strålningsfysik; Medical Radiation Physics;

    Abstract : The present thesis is focused on the development and application of dose response models for radiation therapy. Radiobiological models of tissue response to radiation are an integral part of the radiotherapeutic process and a powerful tool to optimize tumor control and minimize damage to healthy tissues for use in clinical trials. READ MORE

  4. 7. Stereotactic body radiation therapy of primary lung cancer and metastases

    Author : Karin Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has been assessed by both retrospective and prospective studies showing excellent treatment outcome with acceptable toxicity and high grade of local control. However, late presenting effects as well as further evaluating toxic effects in relation to dose-volume parameters at high-fraction doses and clinical characteristics is of the utmost importance in order to further develop the clinical application of this method. READ MORE

  5. 8. Environmental factors and risk of acoustic neuroma

    Author : David Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to increase the knowledge about environmental risk factors of acoustic neuroma and to increase the understanding of the methodological problems encountered when studying this tumor. Acoustic neuroma is a benign, usually slow growing, intracranial tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII), the nerve that transmits information about hearing and balance from the inner ear to the brain. READ MORE

  6. 9. Techniques for the increased utilization of dose response variability in proton therapy

    Author : Erik Almhagen; Anders Ahnesjö; Alexandru Dasu; Nina Tilly; Oliver Jäkel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; RBE; Radiobiology; Proton Therapy; Dose Painting; Head and Neck Cancer; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Particle therapy is a form of radiation therapy in which protons and heavier ions are used, as opposed to photons in conventional radiation therapy. The biological effectiveness of particles compared to photons is often quantified as relative biological effectiveness (RBE). READ MORE

  7. 10. Temporomandibular joint pain and tissue destruction in relation to inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis

    Author : Neveen Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ACPA;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and bone tissue destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in particular: pro- and anti‐inflammatory cytokines, systemic inflammatory activity, and the impact of TMJ pain on daily activities and quality of life. This thesis comprises three parts. READ MORE