Search for dissertations about: "stereotactic radiotherapy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words stereotactic radiotherapy.

  2. 1. Treatment selection in metastatic renal cell carcinoma : Towards an individualised approach

    Author : Maria Stenman; Magnus Lindskog; Ulrika Harmenberg; Tim Eisen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rcc; renal cell carcinoma; kidney cancer; stereotactic radiotherapy; srt; stereotactic body radiotherapy; sbrt; gamma knife radiosurgery; gkrs; stereotactic radiosurgery; srs; radiotherapy; overall survival; prognostic factor; papillary; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a common malignancy worldwide, affects 1200 new patients yearly in Sweden. Metastatic RCC (mRCC) develops in one in three and is commonly incurable. Clear cell histology dominates followed by papillary histology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Improving the therapeutic ratio of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy

    Author : Bahram Andisheh; Bengt Lind; John Hopewell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; optimization; stereotactic radiosurgery; stereotactic radiotherapy; radiobiology; modeling; Medical Radiation Physics; medicinsk strålningsfysik;

    Abstract : New methods of high dose delivery, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), hadron therapy, tomotherapy, etc., all make use of a few large fractions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Hypofractionated conformal stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of AVMs and cerebral metastases

    Author : Peter Lindvall; Hans Bolander; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : arteriovenous malformations; brain metastases; hypofractionation; stereotactic radiotherapy; LINAC; embolisation; Clinical Neurophysiology; klinisk neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Hypofractionated conformal stereotactic radiotherapy (HCSRT) has been used for the treatment of AVMs at the Umeå University Hospital since 1986. From this year and onwards an increasing number of patients with single or oligo brain metastases have also been treated using this technique. READ MORE

  6. 4. Dosimetric effects of breathing motion in radiotherapy

    Author : Anneli Edvardsson; Lund Medicinsk strålningsfysik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; radiotherapy; breathing motion; DIBH; interplay effects; VMAT; proton therapy; breast cancer; Hodgkin’s lymphoma; liver; dosimetry; treatment planning; medical physics;

    Abstract : The goal of radiotherapy is to deliver a homogeneous high dose of radiation to a tumour while minimising the dose to the surrounding healthy tissue. To achieve this, increasingly advanced treatment techniques, such as volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and proton therapy, have been developed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Stereotactic microdialysis for metabolic assessment and experimental treatment of malignant glioma

    Author : Pedram Tabatabaei; A. Tommy Bergenheim; Mikael Johansson; Maria Zetterling; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Brain microdialysis; Glioblastoma multiforme; Malignant glioma; Retrograde microdialysis; Glucose metabolism; Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Cytokine.; neurokirurgi; Neurosurgery;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma multiforme, the most common primary brain tumor, has a dire prognosis despite multimodal treatments that include surgery and radio-chemotherapy. To improve the outcome of this destructive disease, we need to improve our understanding of its tumor biology. READ MORE