Full Description
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.
Contents
FUNDAMENTALSStructure of Matter RadioactivityInteraction of Charged Particles with Matter Interactions of Photons with Matter The Monte Carlo Simulation of Radiation Transport Principles and Basic Concepts in Radiation DosimetryRADIOBIOLOGYRadiobiology of TumorsRadiobiology of Normal Tissues Dose Fractionation in Radiotherapy EQUIPMENTKilovoltage X-Ray Units Linear AcceleratorsCobalt Machines SimulatorsPortal Imaging DevicesDOSE MEASUREMENT Ionisation Chambers Radiothermoluminescent Dosimeters and Diodes Radiation Sensitive Films and Gels Absolute Dose Determination under Reference Conditions Relative Dose Measurements and CommissioningCLINICAL BEAMSFrom Measurements to Calculations Kilovoltage X-RaysMegavoltage Photon Beams Manual Dose Calculations in Photon Beams Electron Beams PATIENT DOSE COMPUTATION METHODS Principles of Patient Dose Computation Patient Dose Computation for Photon BeamsPatient Dose Computation for Electron Beams Monte-Carlo Based Patient Dose ComputationTREATMENT PLANNINGTarget Definition Patient Data Acquisition Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Treatment Planning Beam Definition - Virtual Simulation Photon-Beam Treatment Planning TechniquesElectron-Beam Treatment Planning Techniques Dose Evaluation of Treatment PlansBiological Evaluation of Treatment Plans QUALITY ASSURANCERationale and Management of the Quality SystemQuality Control of Megavoltage Equipment Quality Assurance of the Treatment Planning Process Quality Control of Treatment DeliveryRecording and Verification - NetworkingData Communication with DICOMSPECIAL TECHNIQUES Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Intensity-Modulation Therapy: Practical AspectsStereotactic Techniques Proton Beams in RadiotherapyTotal Body Irradiation (TBI) Total Skin Electron Irradiation High LET Modalities BRACHYTHERAPYClinical Introduction to BrachytherapyCalibration and Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy SourcesAfterloading Equipment for BrachytherapyDose Calculation for Brachytherapy Sources Brachytherapy Treatment PlanningRadiobiology of BrachytherapyTHERAPY WITH UNSEALED SOURCES Dosimetry of Unsealed SourcesRadionuclide Selection for Unsealed Source TherapyRadiopharmaceutical Targeting for Unsealed Source TherapyTheoretical Background to Radiation ProtectionRadiation Protection RegulationPractical Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy Radiation Protection Regulation in the United KingdomREFERENCE DATA
