Development of compact collimation device for novel scanning beam low-energy intraoperative radiation therapy (SBIORT) system for pancreatic cancer

Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) involves delivering high doses of radiation directly to tumors while sparing healthy tissues in a surgical setting. Current IORT systems lack the capability to deliver conformal radiation therapy. To overcome the limitations of non-conformal radiation therapy...

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Main Author: Wears, Brennen Neal
Other Authors: Xia, Junyi
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5678
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7158&context=etd