Contributions to new challenges in radiotherapy : from small field dosimetry to stereotactic body radiation therapy 

    Puxeu Vaqué, Josep (Date of defense: 2015-12-22)

    The use of small Fields has substantially increased in radiotherapy during recent years mainly due to expansion in the use of modulated techniques which are also used at some institutions for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy ...

    Design and characterization of magnetic systems in race-track microtrons 

    Rigla Pérez, Juan Pablo (Date of defense: 2013-10-09)

    During last four or five decades there has been a growing demand in particle accelerators which can provide electron beams in the energy ranging from 2 MeV to 100 MeV with high energy resolution and good dose control. Other ...

    Improvement of early warning monitoring using gamma spectrometry 

    Camp Brunés, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-09-15)

    The present thesis is focused on the improvement of radiological surveillance networks using gamma spectrometry. Tipically they are equipped with gamma dose rate monitors, while they do not have gamma spectrometry monitors. ...