Relative biological effectiveness and dose-averaged linear energy transfer studies for proton therapy Monte Carlo treatment planning

• Main Author: Koh, Calvin Wei Yang
• Other Authors: Lew Wen Siang
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Science::Physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155462
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Proton Therapy shows dosimetric advantages over conventional X-Ray Therapy in terms of the control of doses to normal tissues. In fact, it should be the preferred treatment in most paediatrics and local recurrent cancer when available. This is due to the physical characteristics of proton interactio...