Sharing data for cancer research
proton therapy
Optimization of Brain and Head & Neck Radiotherapy
The aim of this thesis is to further optimise radiation therapy of Brain and Head & Neck cancer by reducing the dose to the healthy surrounding tissue, so called organs at risk (OARs), leading to a reduction in side effects.
Different treatment techniques for photon and particle (e.g. proton) therapy are compared for multiple tumour sites. Furthermore, tools for consistent contouring and dose prescription are presented in close collaboration with the European Particle Therapy Network (EPTN).
From Data to Decision - A Knowledge Engineering approach to individualise cancer therapy
Refer to doi:10.17195/candat.2016.07.01
From Data to Decision - A Knowledge Engineering approach to individualise cancer therapy
Curriculum Vitae
Development and evaluation of an online three-level proton vs photon decision support prototype for head and neck cancer – Comparison of dose, toxicity and cost-effectiveness
Abstract
To quantitatively assess the effectiveness of proton therapy for individual patients, we developed a prototype for an online platform for proton decision support (PRODECIS) comparing photon and proton treatments on dose metric, toxicity and cost-effectiveness levels. An evaluation was performed with 23 head and neck cancer datasets.
