Thesis
Breast cancer radiotherapy: exposure of the heart and lungs
- Abstract:
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Breast cancer radiotherapy can cause heart disease and lung cancer, with the risks increasing with the incidental radiation dose to the heart or lungs. To derive appropriate strategies for limiting the risks to future patients, detailed estimates of the radiation doses involved are required.
Radiation-induced heart disease
An atlas for cardiac substructure (segment) contouring on radiotherapy planning scans was developed. The atlas was used to estimate segment doses ...
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Funding
+ Medical Research Council and British Heart Foundation
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Funding agency for:
Duane, F
Grant:
MC_U137686858
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Deposit date:
- 2019-01-31
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- Copyright holder:
- Duane, F
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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