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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2015
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2015
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Intracavitary high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy generally in which a post-surgical tissue margin is treated. The dose gradient of HDR brachytherapy is very steep, and thus small displacements of the applicator, even as small as 1 mm, could potentially cause significant variations of dose which could result in undesired side effects such as overdose of a critical organ. In this retrospective dosimetric study, the variation of dose due to various small range motions of gynecological applicators is investigated. The results show that the implementation of additional immobilization and localization devices along with other safety measures needs to be further investigated.
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79 p.
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FA00004446
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2015
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2015
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2015
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2015
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2015
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FAU
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FA00004446
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Physics
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Hyvärinen, Mikko
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Graduate College
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79 p.
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The importance of immobilization and localization of gynecological applicators in high dose rate brachytherapy treatments
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2015
2015
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
The importance of immobilization and localization of gynecological applicators in high dose rate brachytherapy treatments
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The importance of immobilization and localization of gynecological applicators in high dose rate brachytherapy treatments