Medicine Theses: Recent submissions
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Charge transport in liquid hydrocarbons for microdosimetry
(University of St Andrews, 1998-06) - ThesisDuring the last two decades there has been growing interest in the application of organic dielectric liquids for dosimetry of ionizing radiations. The main problem associated with the liquid application in radiation detectors ... -
Microdosimetry of photoneutrons around medical linear accelerators.
(University of St Andrews, 1997-06) - ThesisPhotoneutrons produced in the vicinity of medical linear accelerators for therapy, constitute a hazard which is difficult to assess and monitor. The aims of the project were to develop new techniques, using microdosimetry, ... -
Specification of the quality of ionising radiations for unified dosimetry in radiobiology and radiological protection
(University of St Andrews, 1997-06) - ThesisIt is widely agreed in radiobiological and biophysical research that the DNA is the dominant target which can lead to terminal biological damage in the form of cancer or cell death. A main objective in radiation protection ... -
Nanoscintometry : a pathway to absolute dosimetry of ionising radiations.
(University of St Andrews, 1998-10) - ThesisIt is now accepted that the deleterious effects induced by ionising radiations in mammalian cells are caused by the simultaneous breaking of both strands of the DNA helix by a single track. These effects are optimised when ... -
Psychological factors predicting health behaviour : the response to risk factor screening for cardiovascular disease
(University of St Andrews, 1996-07) - ThesisThe two main aims of this thesis were first, to predict health behaviour and, second, to apply and test the existing psychological theories in this field. The health behaviours concerned were the responses to screening for ...