Essays about: "Prostate cancer"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 100 essays containing the words Prostate cancer.

  1. 26. Impact of MLC shape smoothing on VMAT plan complexity and agreement between planned and delivered dose

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Linnéa Strandell; [2020]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background/Purpose: The aperture shape controller (ASC) was introduced in the Eclipse treatment planning system to reduce plan complexity by counteracting irregular multileaf collimator (MLC) shapes. This should lead to decreased difference between the planned and measured dose distribution. READ MORE

  3. 27. Using deep learning to remove computed tomography artifacts due to hip replacement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Adelina Zahirovic; [2020]
    Keywords : Image analysis; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Computed Tomography (CT) is the most common diagnostic method for cancer and prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Sweden. Some of the patients that get scanned have hip replacements that cause artifacts in CT scans that make the CT images unreadable for physicians. READ MORE

  4. 28. Classication of survival data by comparison of survival functions : an application to prostate cancer registry data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad matematik och statistik

    Author : Alexander Christiansson; [2020]
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  5. 29. Assessment of embryotoxicity of the antiandrogenic drugs flutamide and bicalutamide in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Josefin Holmlund; [2020]
    Keywords : Antiandrogens; Androgen receptor inhibitors; Bicalutamide; Flutamide; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicity; Embryonic toxicity; Embryotoxicity; Zebrafish;

    Abstract : Introduction: Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in Sweden and is often treated using antiandrogenic drug therapy. Two substances belonging to this class of pharmaceuticals are bicalutamide and flutamide. After excretion from the human body, the drug molecules enter the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). READ MORE

  6. 30. Co-inheritance of breast and prostate cancer in a pedigree with large family data

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

    Author : Adrián Calvo Chozas; [2020]
    Keywords : prostate cancer; breast cancer; simulations; MCMCglmm; heritability; genetic correlation;

    Abstract : The connection between breast and prostate cancer in relatives within a family is an intriguing question in the field since this information is valuable when diagnosing patients with either type of cancer as it may contribute to cancer prevention. The aim of the thesis is to ascertain whether these two cancers are inherited together. READ MORE