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Dosimetry Model for Alpha Emitters in a Radioactive Skin Patch for Treatment of Early-Stage Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers

Creator:

Squillante, Joyce

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Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common malignancy in Caucasian populations. One existing treatment modality for NMSCs is external radiotherapy delivered to the skin cancer tumor by a beta-emitter-containing radioactive skin patch. Alpha emitters, with their higher linear energy transfer than beta particles and shorter range in tissue, make...

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Masters Thesis

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sample or general point kernel for heavy charged particles, 𝐺(𝑟, 𝐸0) = 𝐿(𝛬(𝐸0)−𝑟
Skin depth dose response of an ionization chamber and a thermo-luminescent dosimeter system using low energy X-rays

Creator:

Fowler, Adam (Adam James)

Abstract:

The use of Ionization Chambers and Thermo-luminescent dosimeters (TLD's) in the medical field has established a need to determine if the skin depth dose response is comparable between the two detectors. This research will determine if the dose response from an Ionization chamber is comparable to a Thermo-luminescent dosimeter system...

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Masters Thesis

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1 Coulomb of charge per kilogram of air. The SI unit for exposure is called the roentgen (R