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

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Koh, Calvin Wei Yang
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lew Wen Siang
• التنسيق: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• الموضوعات: Science::Physics
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155462

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...