Browsing Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy Graduate Theses by Author "Kerr, Andrew"

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Conformal Radiation Therapy with Cobalt-60 Tomotherapy

Dhanesar, Sandeep Kaur (2008-04-28)

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is an advanced mode of high- precision radiation therapy that utilizes computer-controlled x-ray accelerators to deliver precise radiation doses to malignant tumors. The ...
Implementation and Characterization of Cone Beam Computed Tomography Using a Cobalt-60 Gamma Ray Source for Radiation Therapy Patient Localization

Rawluk, Nicholas (2010-12-08)

Cobalt 60 (Co-60) radiation therapy is a simple and reliable method of treating cancer by irradiating treatment volumes within the patient with high energy gamma rays. Medical linear accelerators (linacs) began to replace ...
Tomographic Imaging on a Cobalt Radiotherapy Machine

Marsh, Matthew Brendon (2012-02-06)

Cancer is a global problem, and many people in low-income countries do not have access to the treatment options, such as radiation therapy, that are available in wealthy countries. Where radiation therapy is available, it ...