Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Author "van der Putten, Wil"
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Radiobiological modelling in Radiation Oncology
Walsh, Sean (2011-09-30)Biological models potentially o er the ability to predict the response of tumour control to irradiation. A tumour control probability (TCP) model with excellent radiobiological pedigree was developed and examined to predict ... -
A study of perceived workload and ‘Levels of Automation’ in low-dose rate brachytherapy
Galicic, Matjaz (2017-02-21)A study of perceived workload and ‘Levels of Automation’ (LOA) was performed at the ‘Treatment delivery’ stage of Low-Dose Rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy, which is a modality of cancer treatment. Five research questions ... -
A study on human error, safety culture and risk in radiation oncology
Sands, Gordon (2017-05-12)In 2010 the New York Times wrote a series of articles on different radiation procedures including radiotherapy treatments. These articles highlighted a number of incidents that have occurred in the course of radiotherapy ...