Theses - Oncology
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Pencil beam dose calculation for proton therapy on graphics processing units
(2016-02-02)Radiotherapy delivered using scanned beams of protons enables greater conformity between the dose distribution and the tumour than conventional radiotherapy using X rays. However, the dose distributions are more sensitive ... -
Incorporating range uncertainty into proton therapy treatment planning
(2015-06-09)This dissertation addresses the issue of robustness in proton therapy treatment planning for cancer treatment. Proton therapy is considered to be advantageous in treating most childhood cancers and certain adult cancers, ... -
Covalent modification and intrinsic disorder in the stability of the proneural protein Neurogenin 2
(2011-10-11)Neurogenin 2 (Ngn2) is a basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) transcription factor regulating differentiation and cell cycle exit in the developing brain. By transcriptional upregulation of a cascade of other bHLH factors, neural ...
