Improvements to the delivery and treatment planning of stereotactic body radiotherapy
Rijken, James David (2020) Improvements to the delivery and treatment planning of stereotactic body radiotherapy. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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James Rijken Thesis
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This thesis investigates and develops a number improvements to a category of radiation therapy called stereotactic radiotherapy, most notably for spinal tumours. By careful consideration of planning parameters, treatment delivery accuracy can be improved and skin toxicity reduced for patients receiving this treatment. Improvements to patient safety and departmental efficiency with stereotactic radiotherapy can also be increased by matching treatment machines to each other. In addition, better patient access to this treatment can be afforded through improved design of the concrete bunkers that house these machines.
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| ID Code: | 198042 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Trapp, Jamie, Momot, Konstantin, Kairn, Tanya, & Crowe, Scott |
| Keywords: | medical physics, radiotherapy, stereotactic, radiation therapy, dosimetry, treatment planning, shielding, linear accelerator, linac |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.198042 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 23 Apr 2020 13:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2025 00:44 |
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