Search for dissertations about: "Tumour Control Probability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Tumour Control Probability.

  2. 1. Tumour vasculature, oxygenation and radiosensitivity - a numerical modelling study

    Author : Jakob Heydorn Lagerlöf; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Angiogenesis; Dosimetry; Hypoxia; Modelling; Radionuclide therapy; Radiotherapy; Tumour Control Probability;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate theoretically how parameters such as vessel density, blood oxygenation, blood velocity, spatial oxygen variation along vessels, tissue oxygen consumption and their distributions in uence the radiosensitivity of tumours. Numerical calculations are made in Matlab using voxel-based models. READ MORE

  4. 2. Radiation therapy of upper gastrointestinal cancers with scanned proton beams : A treatment planning study

    Author : Gracinda Mondlane; Albert Siegbahn; Michael Gubanski; Iuliana Toma-Dasu; Crister Ceberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Treatment planning; gastric cancer; liver metastases; photon beam therapy; proton beam therapy; dosimetric comparison; normal tissue complication probability; risk of radiation-induced secondary cancer; patient selection; Medical Radiation Physics; medicinsk strålningsfysik;

    Abstract : Proton beam therapy (PBT), using scanned beams, is an emerging modality used for the treatment of cancer. The clinical advantages of PBT, compared to commonly used photon beam therapy, have been demonstrated in different studies. READ MORE

  5. 3. Determination and use of radiobiological response parameters in radiation therapy optimization

    Author : Panayiotis Mavroidis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Radiotherapy optimization; tumour control; normal tissue complications; radiobiological treatment planning; biological models; dose-response parameters;

    Abstract : Optimization of radiation therapy is critically dependent on the use of patient related information. For this reason, radiobiological models describing the dependence of tumour and normal tissue responses on the irradiated volume and the dose-time-fractionation schedule should be introduced. READ MORE

  6. 4. Stereotactic body radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

    Author : Pia Baumann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Stereotactic body radiotherapy; non-small cell lung cancer; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cardiovascular disease; normal tissue complication probability; pneumonitis; local tumour control; overall survival;

    Abstract : Patients with stage I non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are potentially curable. Eradication of the primary tumour is a prerequisite for cure with surgery as standard treatment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Head and Neck Cancer: Studies on microvessel density, radiation response and FDG PET

    Author : Eva Brun; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; positron emission tomography PET ; 2-18 fluoro deoxy glucose FDG ; radiotherapy; microvessel density; Head and neck cancer; therapy response; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer;

    Abstract : Treatment options of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) usually include combinations of radiotherapy and surgery, and in some cases addition of chemotherapy. In locally advanced cases cure rates are low. Current prognostic factors cannot foresee the outcome for the individual patient. READ MORE