Essays about: "Localized prostate cancer"

Found 3 essays containing the words Localized prostate cancer.

1. 1. Correlation between PET/MRI image features andpathological subtypes for localized prostate cancer

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Jens Lindahl; [2021]
   Keywords : MRI; PET; Image features; Image processing; Localized prostate cancer; Pathological subtypes; MR; PET; Bildegenskaper; Bildbehandling; Lokal prostata cancer; Patologiska undertyper;

   Abstract : Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Sweden. Patients with the condition have a good prognosis in general and most cases can be treated. READ MORE

3. 2. Predicting toxicity caused by high-dose-ratebrachytherapy boost for prostate cancer

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

   Author : Dalia Estefan; [2019]
   Keywords : Prostate cancer; Radiation induced toxicity; Predictive model; Combination therapy; High-dose-rate brachytherapy boost;

   Abstract : Introduction Treating localized prostate cancer with combination radiotherapy consisting ofexternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) has beenproven to result in better disease outcome than EBRT only. There is, however, a decreasingtrend in utilization of combination therapy, partially due to concerns for elevated toxicityrisks. READ MORE

4. 3. Dosimetric and geometric evaluation of MRI as the only imaging modality for the radiotherapy treatment process of localized prostate cancer

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

   Author : Johan Sjöberg; [2010]
   Keywords : Strålterapi; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Introduction MRI provides better soft tissue contrast than CT and is an invaluable tool in the radiotherapy treatment process. The gold standard today is image fusion of MRI and CT data where targets and organs-at-risk are delineated on the MRI data and the dose calculation is performed on the CT data. READ MORE