Main description:

Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics provides in-depth, comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in X-ray therapy, electron beam therapy, particle therapy, BNCT, RI diagnosis and therapy. Each section of the book presents the current state of the field, details about safety and education, and future trends in advanced research. This book will serve as a key resource for researchers and students to find all information on cancer radiotherapy techniques and methods.

Heavy ion radiotherapy used for cancer treatment involves the acceleration of carbon ions to 70% of the speed of light to deliver radiation to cancer cells and cause cell death. This therapy is also expected to be effective in cancers that are difficult to treat or do not respond to conventional treatments. Furthermore, this therapy is associated with several advantages such as shorter treatment duration and fewer side effects.

Contents:

Section I: X ray therapy, Electron beam therapy
1. Electron accelerator, Beam irradiation system
2. FLASH therapy system
3. Irradiation method and Therapy method
4. Immobilizing and Positioning patients
5. Respiratory motion management
6. Treatment planning
7. Dosimetric verification
8. Other techniques

Section II: Particle therapy
9. Proton cyclotron accelerator, Line scanning irradiation system
10. Proton synchrotron accelerator, Spot scanning irradiation system
11. Carbon-ion synchrotron accelerator, Raster scanning irradiation system
12. Variable energy cyclotron accelerator
13. Superconducting synchrotron accelerator, Laser particle accelerator
14. Irradiation method and Therapy method
15. Immobilizing and Positioning patients, Respiratory motion management
16. Treatment planning
17. Dosimetric verification
18. Particle radiation protection

Section III: BNCT
19. Principle and Current status
20. Proton linac accelerator and Li target system
21. Proton linac accelerator and Be target system
22. Proton cyclotron accelerator and Be target system
23. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Head and Neck)
24. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Brain)
25. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Skin)
26. Treatment planning
27. Dosimetric verification
28. Future works

Section IV: RI Diagnosis and Therapy
29. Electron linac accelerator, RI pharmaceutical synthesizer
30. Proton cyclotron accelerator, RI pharmaceutical synthesizer
31. Dosimetric verification
32. Novel RI pharmaceutical synthesizer