Browsing Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Fall"
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Development of instrumentation and techniques for preclinical image guided microirradiation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Radiation therapy accounts for more than half of cancer treatments in the US, and in order to provide the most effective treatment to patients, new developments are implemented each year. Before a novel radiation therapy ... -
Photon intermediate direct energy conversion using a Sr-90 beta source
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This thesis covers an examination of a need for a compact, long lived power source and a proof of concept for one such design. To begin, tests were done dealing with photovoltaics and their lifetime while undergoing radiation ... -
Quantification of absorbed doses from radioactive gold nanoparticles and chromium 51 seed implants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)In the ever ending search to seek better options of treatments in radiation therapy, few novel approaches are presented in this thesis. The work presented is in 2 folds. Potentially both can be applied in radiation dose ... -
Solutions of some transport problems in molecular and phonon transport
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Nuclear reactor fuel undergoes vast changes during its lifetime. The fuel generates heat energy while simultaneously suffering neutron bombardments and swelling/rupture due to fission product/gas migration, aggregation and ... -
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) : advanced delivery techniques for static and moving targets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is a rotational radiation therapy which has been used to treat various cancer sites. The continuous delivery of a specific treatment plan for arc therapy can be achieved with multiple ...