Essays about: "Ionizing radiation"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 61 essays containing the words Ionizing radiation.

  1. 31. Robust optimization of radiotherapy treatment plans considering time structures of the delivery

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för datalogi

    Author : Erik Orvehed Hiltunen; [2018]
    Keywords : Radiation therapy; optimization; interplay effect; lung cancer; 4DCT; RayStation; Strålterapi; optimering; interplay; lungcancer;

    Abstract : Cancer is the second largest mortal disease in Sweden, and high efforts are made to develop the treatment of cancer. One of the main treatment methods is radiotherapy, which uses ionizing radiation to damage the cancerous cells. This has the chance of stopping the cell reproduction, and the goal is to reduce the tumor and stop the tumor growth. READ MORE

  3. 32. Radiation Effects on KBS-3 Barriers: SKB’s work so far

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemivetenskap (CHE)

    Author : Ismael Safi; [2017]
    Keywords : KBS-3; Repository; Radiation; Bentonite; Montmorillonite;

    Abstract : In the Swedish concept for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel, referred to as KBS-3, a three-layered protection system is used. The system consists of a copper canister holding the spent nuclear fuel deposited 500 meters in a repository built in groundwater saturated granitic rock. READ MORE

  4. 33. Assessment of two optimization strategies for pediatric computed tomography examinations: Bismuth shielding & organ-based tube current modulation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Fysikum

    Author : Sofia Skyttner; [2017]
    Keywords : Pediatric CT Computed Tomography Bismuth TCM tube current modulation optimization organ dose eye breast;

    Abstract : Background: It is well known that pediatric patients are different from adult patients. Not only are children of a smaller physical size, but their anatomy differs as well. They are also more vulnerable to ionizing radiation than adults are, since their larger attributable life-time risk for cancer. READ MORE

  5. 34. The importance of medical staff placement in CT examination rooms : A study of the scattered radiation doses in CT examination rooms in Da Nang, Vietnam

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för naturvetenskap och biomedicin

    Author : Fredrik Palm; Nelson Frida; [2017]
    Keywords : Ionizing radiation; radiation protection; radiography; radiographer; dosimetry;

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  6. 35. A Questionnaire Study on Patient Knowledge on X-ray Radiation Effects on Human Health from Dental Radiographic Examination

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologi

    Author : Azad Kased; Peter Quach; [2017]
    Keywords : dental x-ray; questionnaire Study; patients;

    Abstract : Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has suggested guide-lines regarding information to individuals who undergo radiographic examinations. The guide-lines concerns medical care but patients in dental care can also be expected to have a wish to be informed about ionizing radiation. READ MORE