• Combined RBE and OER optimization in proton therapy with FLUKA based on EF5-PET 

      Henjum, Helge; Dahle, Tordis Johnsen; Mairani, Andrea; Pilskog, Sara Margareta Cecilia; Stokkevåg, Camilla Hanquist; Boer, Camilla Grindeland; Redalen, Kathrine Røe; Minn, Heikki; Malinen, Eirik; Ytre-Hauge, Kristian Smeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction Tumor hypoxia is associated with poor treatment outcome. Hypoxic regions are more radioresistant than well-oxygenated regions, as quantified by the oxygen enhancement ratio (OER). In optimization of proton ...
    • A comparison of methods for fully automatic segmentation of tumors and involved nodes in PET/CT of head and neck cancers 

      Grøndahl, Aurora Rosvoll; Knudtsen, Ingerid Skjei; Huynh, Bao Ngoc; Mulstad, Martine; Moe, Yngve Mardal; Knuth, Franziska; Tomic, Oliver; Indahl, Ulf Geir; Torheim, Turid Katrine Gjerstad; Dale, Einar; Malinen, Eirik; Futsæther, Cecilia Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Target volume delineation is a vital but time-consuming and challenging part of radiotherapy, where the goal is to deliver sufficient dose to the target while reducing risks of side effects. For head and neck cancer (HNC) ...