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Precise lateral dose profile measurements of surface interfaces of hip prostheses

Creator:

Arnold, Alison

Abstract:

With the growing incidence of total hip replacements performed each year in the United States, the incidence of patients with prosthesis requiring radiotherapy is bound to increase. It is necessary to understand and quantify the effects of the high atomic number material prostheses used in total hip replacements on therapeutic...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Comparison of two commercial detector arrays for RapidArc quality assurance

Creator:

Asay, Matthew Jamin

Abstract:

Radiation therapy is used in approximately half of all cancer treatments. The rapid advances in radiation therapy have led to techniques that are much more complex and therefore must be more carefully assessed for safety and efficacy. Accurate quality assurance methods must be implemented to provide patient safety and confidence...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis