An assessment of organ-specific radiation dose of patients undergoing clinical cone-beam ct procedures
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Authors
Niskanen, Heidi
Issue Date
2019-08
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Biomedical engineering
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Abstract
This research adds to the understanding of radiation exposure from CBCT procedures performed in conjunction with administering radiotherapy. In addition, utilization of Monte Carlo- based radiation transport methods in combination with computational human phantoms is proven effective in estimating organ dose from clinical procedures. Future work include incorporating pediatric phantoms to scanner models, and improving simulation computation efficiency through the use of GPUs.
Description
August 2019
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY