Handbook of radiotherapy physics : theory and practice

著者

• Mayles, Philip
• Nahum, Alan E.
• Rosenwald, Jean-Claude

書誌事項

Handbook of radiotherapy physics : theory and practice

edited by W.P.M. Mayles, A.E. Nahum, J.-C. Rosenwald

CRC Press, c2020

2nd ed

• v. 1

注記

ISBN for 2 vols. set: 9780367192075

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

From background physics and biological models to the latest imaging and treatment modalities, the Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory and Practice covers all theoretical and practical aspects of radiotherapy physics. Fully updated throughout, this comprehensive reference explores the major areas of radiotherapy. The first three parts present the fundamentals of the underlying physics, radiobiology, and technology involved. The ensuing sections discuss the support requirements of external beam radiotherapy, such as dose measurements, properties of clinical beams, patient dose computation, treatment planning, and quality assurance, followed by a part that explores exciting new advances that include developments in photon and particle therapy. Subsequent sections examine brachytherapy using sealed and unsealed sources and provide the framework of radiation protection, including an appendix that describes the detailed application of UK legislation. The final part contains handy tables of both physical constants and attenuation data. With contributions from renowned specialists, this second edition of the key reference text in the field provides essential theoretical and practical knowledge for medical physicists, researchers, radiation oncologists, and radiation technologists.

目次

FUNDAMENTALS Structure of Matter Radioactivity Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter Interactions of Photons with Matter The Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Transport Principles and Basic Concepts in Radiation Dosimetry RADIOBIOLOGY Radiobiology of Tumors Radiobiology of Normal Tissues Dose Fractionation in Radiotherapy EQUIPMENT Kilovoltage X-Ray Units Linear Accelerators Cobalt Machines Simulators Portal Imaging Devices DOSE MEASUREMENT Ionisation Chambers Radiothermoluminescent Dosimeters and Diodes Radiation Sensitive Films and Gels Absolute Dose Determination under Reference Conditions Relative Dose Measurements and Commissioning CLINICAL BEAMS From Measurements to Calculations Kilovoltage X-Rays Megavoltage Photon Beams Manual Dose Calculations in Photon Beams Electron Beams PATIENT DOSE COMPUTATION METHODS Principles of Patient Dose Computation Patient Dose Computation for Photon Beams Patient Dose Computation for Electron Beams Monte-Carlo Based Patient Dose Computation TREATMENT PLANNING Target Definition Patient Data Acquisition Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Treatment Planning Beam Definition - Virtual Simulation Photon-Beam Treatment Planning Techniques Electron-Beam Treatment Planning Techniques Dose Evaluation of Treatment Plans Biological Evaluation of Treatment Plans QUALITY ASSURANCE Rationale and Management of the Quality System Quality Control of Megavoltage Equipment Quality Assurance of the Treatment Planning Process Quality Control of Treatment Delivery Recording and Verification - Networking Data Communication with DICOM SPECIAL TECHNIQUES Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Intensity-Modulation Therapy: Practical Aspects Stereotactic Techniques Proton Beams in Radiotherapy Total Body Irradiation (TBI) Total Skin Electron Irradiation High LET Modalities BRACHYTHERAPY Clinical Introduction to Brachytherapy Calibration and Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy Sources Afterloading Equipment for Brachytherapy Dose Calculation for Brachytherapy Sources Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Radiobiology of Brachytherapy THERAPY WITH UNSEALED SOURCES Dosimetry of Unsealed Sources Radionuclide Selection for Unsealed Source Therapy Radiopharmaceutical Targeting for Unsealed Source Therapy RADIATION PROTECTION IN RADIOTHERAPY Theoretical Background to Radiation Protection Radiation Protection Regulation Practical Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy Radiation Protection Regulation in the United Kingdom REFERENCE DATA

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC14812895
• ISBN:
  • 9781498721462
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boca Raton
• ページ数/冊数: xix, 645, xxix p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 615.842
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Radiotherapy
  • LCSH : Medical physics