Search for dissertations about: "radiotherapy lung"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words radiotherapy lung.
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1. Optimization of radiotherapy in locally advanced lung cancer
Abstract : Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide as well as in Sweden, where the incidence is around 3500 new cases per year. About 50% have distant metastases by the time of diagnosis and are treated with palliative intent. READ MORE
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2. Long-term side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer : studies in ischemic heart disease and lung cancer
Abstract : Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Due to early detection and advances in adjuvant therapies, most women diagnosed with early BC will be cured of their disease, and issues of survivorship are of great importance. READ MORE
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3. Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy Using Body Surface Scanning
Abstract : External radiotherapy uses ionising radiation to damage the DNA of the tumour cells and thereby inhibit their uncontrolled proliferation. The technical development regarding imaging and visualisation for radiotherapy has increased considerably during the last decades. READ MORE
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4. Radiotherapy in Early Breast Cancer
Abstract : Radiotherapy (RT) after mastectomy has been part of the treatment for early breast cancer since the 1940s. The treatment reduces the risk of loco-regional recurrences, but implies risk of late side effects that can begin decades after RT. READ MORE
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5. 3D Verification of Dynamic and Breathing Adapted Radiotherapy using Polymer Gel Dosimetry
Abstract : Polymer gel dosimetry has been used since the 1990s, and several studies have shown that this detector system can be used for verification of static absorbed dose distributions in three dimensions (3D). Its unique properties, such as high resolution, normal tissue equivalence and independency of energy, field size and direction of the incident radiation, should also be advantageous for dosimetric verification of radiotherapy using today’s and tomorrow’s dynamic delivery techniques. READ MORE