Essays about: "brachytherapy physics"

Found 2 essays containing the words brachytherapy physics.

1. 1. Radiation protection measurements in clinical practice - Dosimetry with NaCl pellets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

   Author : Petter Wilke; [2019]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Within the field of medical radiation protection, radiation safety and personal dosimetry, there is a constant pursuit for improving existing methods and evaluating new approaches for measuring and quantifying the radiation doses that hospital staff may be exposed to in their clinical work. There are numerous ways of determining what doses the staff are being exposed to and the most commonly used is based on thermoluminescent dosemeters (TLD) with e. READ MORE

3. 2. The role of blood pooling and fibre positioning in Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Atomfysik

   Author : Christopher Orth; [2008]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : For the dosimetry of interstitial photodynamic therapy (IPDT), the fibre positioning and the distributed light fluence that activates the treatment are essential. With sufficient supply of oxygen and photosensitiser, the treatment effect depends entirely on the distributed light. READ MORE