Essays about: "proton therapy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words proton therapy.

  1. 1. Polymer gel dosimetry with MRI-readout for 3D dose verification - detector characteristics and clinical applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Thi Guldhill; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background & Purpose: Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for cancer patients with the ultimate goal to deliver radiation doses to the tumour with precision while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues. Treatment verification is crucial to ensure the accuracy of radiation delivery, for instance by measuring the radiation dose distribution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Improving proton therapy planning with photon-counting spectral computed tomography

    University essay from KTH/Fysik

    Author : Karin Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Proton therapy; Medical imaging; Computed Tomography; Protonterapi; Medicinsk avbildning; Datortomografi;

    Abstract : Proton radiation therapy is an alternative to conventional photon radiation therapy, which accounts for the majority of radiation treatments today. The rationale for using protons in radiation therapy lies in their dose deposition properties; photons deposit a radiation dose inversely proportional to the energy, and therefore tissue depth, while protons exhibit a sharp Bragg peak when traversing matter. READ MORE

  4. 3. " Optimization of Margins and Plan Robustness for Proton Therapy of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Filip Hörberger; [2022]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose/Background: Utilizing proton therapy (PT) for treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) has demonstrated favorable features, particularly a reduced dose to organs at risk (OAR) in comparison with photon radiotherapy. However, there is a coherent complexity with PT including its uncertainties, such as range-uncertainties and set-up variations as protons are highly sensitive to tissue density variations within the beam-path. READ MORE

  5. 4. Uncertainties in Proton Therapy and Their Impact on Treatment Precision : Looking at Mechanical and Beam Alignment Uncertainties

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Albin Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Proton therapy; Machine quality assurance; Uncertainties; Robust optimization;

    Abstract : With the growing use and complexity of proton therapy, the safety and accuracy of the machines becomes increasing important. This, to be able to deliver the prescribed dose to the target while minimizing the dose to healthy tissue. READ MORE

  6. 5. Scenario Dose Calculation for Robust Optimization in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Johan Sundström; [2021]
    Keywords : cancer; radiation therapy; proton therapy; treatment planning; robust optimization; dose calculation algorithms; scenarios; patient setup; range error; organ motion; pencil beam scanning; computational efficiency; range-corrected dose-mapping; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Robust optimization plays a vital role in proton therapy treatment planning. A monoenergetic beam of protons has a finite range and delivers most of its dose at some specific depth in the patient. This allows the design of treatments that mainly damage the tumor and not any surrounding tissue. READ MORE