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Main description:
Dr. Khan's classic textbook on radiation oncology physics is now in its thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition. It provides the entire radiation therapy team—radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists—with a thorough understanding of the physics and practical clinical applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies, including 3D-CRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, HDR, IMRT, IGRT, and proton beam therapy. These technologies are discussed along with the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry.
This Fourth Edition includes brand-new chapters on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and proton beam therapy. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate the most recent developments in the field. This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout.
A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Contents:
PART I: Basic Physics
Chapter 1 Structure of Matter Chapter 2 Nuclear Transformations Chapter 3 Production of X-rays Chapter 4 Clinical Radiation Generators Chapter 5 Interactions of Ionizing Radiation Chapter 6 Measurement of Ionizing Radiation Chapter 7 Quality of X-ray Beams Chapter 8 Measurement of Absorbed DosePART II: Classical Radiation Therapy
Chapter 9 Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis Chapter 10 A System of Dosimetric Calculations Chapter 11 Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions Chapter 12 Treatment Planning II: Patient Data, Corrections, and Setup Chapter 13 Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation Chapter 14 Electron Beam Therapy Chapter 15 Brachytherapy Chapter 16 Radiation Protection Chapter 17 Quality Assurance Chapter 18 Total Body IrradiationPART III: Modern Radiation Therapy
Chapter 19 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy Chapter 20 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Chapter 21 Stereotactic Radiosurgery Chapter 22 High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Chapter 23 Prostate Implants Chapter 24 Intravascular Brachytherapy Chapter 25 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Chapter 26 Proton Beam TherapyAppendix
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: May, 2009
Pages: 592
Weight: 4g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Counselling & Therapy, General Issues, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Oncology, Radiology