Radiation Therapy Physics

✍ Scribed by George T. Y. Chen PhD, Charles A. Pelizzari PhD (auth.), Alfred R. Smith PhD (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 468
• Series: Medical Radiology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The aim of this book is to provide a uniquely comprehensive source of information on the entire field of radiation therapy physics. The very significant advances in imaging, computational, and accelerator technologies receive full consideration, as do such topics as the dosimetry of radiolabeled antibodies and dose calculation models. The scope of the book and the expertise of the authors make it essential reading for interested physicians and physicists and for radiation dosimetrists.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-X
The Role of Imaging in Tumor Localization and Portal Design....Pages 1-17
The CT-simulator and the Simulator-CT: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Future Developments....Pages 19-32
Three-Dimensional Photon Beam Calculations....Pages 33-42
Three-Dimensional Photon Beam Treatment Planning....Pages 43-93
Electron Beam Dose Calculations....Pages 95-121
Clinical Electron Beam Physics....Pages 123-138
Physics of Electron Arc Therapy....Pages 139-154
Treatment Verification Using Digital Imaging....Pages 155-173
Computer-Controlled 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy....Pages 175-191
External Beam Stereotactic Radiosurgery Physics....Pages 193-207
Treatment Optimization Using Physical and Radiobiological Objective Functions....Pages 209-246
Recent Developments in Basic Brachytherapy Physics....Pages 247-302
Stereotactic Brachytherapy Physics....Pages 303-314
Hyperthermia Therapy Physics....Pages 315-363
Dosimetry of Radiolabeled Antibodies....Pages 365-384
Radiation Dose-Response Models....Pages 385-400
Advances in Radiation Dosimetry....Pages 401-448
Quality Assurance in Conformal Radiation Therapy....Pages 449-455
Back Matter....Pages 457-469

✦ Subjects

Radiotherapy;Oncology;Biophysics and Biological Physics