• Linac Specific Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis as a Tool for Improving Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy 

      Skjong, Tonje (Master thesis, 2019)
      Moderne stråleterapi krever høyt nivå av nøyaktighet for å oppnå behandlingsmålet; tumor kontroll kombinert med lav sannsynlighet for normalvevskomplikasjoner. For å oppnå dette må alle stegene i stråleterapiprossesen være ...
    • Multi-Target Stereotactic Brain Radiation Therapy 

      Skarholt, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2018)
      Metastasis of the brain is one of the most common and severe neurological complications of cancer. Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) characterized by a high dose of radiation, delivered in a single or few fractions, ...
    • Survival in Limited Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer According to N3 Lymph Node Involvement 

      Valan, Christine Damgaard; Slagsvold, Jens Erik; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Herje, Martin; Bremnes, Roy M.; Brunsvig, Paal Fr.; Brustugun, Odd Terje; Fløtten, Øystein; Levin, Nina; Sundstrøm, Stein Harald; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background/Aim: There are several definitions of limited disease (LD) in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), differing with respect to N3 disease accepted. We analyzed patients from a randomized trial comparing two schedules ...
    • Tumour size reduction after the first chemotherapy-course and outcomes of chemoradiotherapy in limited disease small-cell lung cancer 

      Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Herje, Martin; Levin, Nina; Bremnes, Roy M.; Brustugun, Odd Terje; Fløtten, Øystein; Kaasa, Stein; Sundstrøm, Stein Harald; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Objectives Concurrent chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) is recommended for limited disease small-cell lung cancer (LD SCLC). TRT should start as early as possible, often meaning with the second course due to ...
    • VMAT for small cell lung cancer 

      Gjervan, Vera (Master thesis, 2015)
      Limited stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC-LS) is an aggressive cancer form affecting a relatively small group of patients. The prognosis for these patients is poor, and those who are treated with radiotherapy often develop ...