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Practical radiation oncology physics : a companion to Gunderson & Tepper's clinical radiation oncology /

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"Perfect for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and residents in both fields, Practical Radiation Oncology Physics provides a concise and practical summary of the current practice standards in therapeutic medical physics. A companion to the fourth edition of Clinical Radiation Oncology,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dieterich, Sonja (Author), Ford, Eric (Radiation oncologist) (Author), Pavord, Daniel (Author), Zeng, Jing (Radiation oncologist) (Author)
Corporate Author: Elsevier Science (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2016]
Subjects:
Medical physics.
Radiotherapy.
Radiation Oncology.
Physics.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Reference dosimetry for ionizing radiation
  • Relative dosimetry for MV beams
  • In-vivo dosimetry
  • Quality assurance and commissioning of new radiotherapy technology
  • Quality assurance of radiotherapy dose calculations
  • Immobilization techniques in radiotherapy
  • Image guidance and localization technologies for radiotherapy
  • Brachytherapy
  • Proton radiotherapy
  • Radiation safety and shielding in radiotherapy
  • Information technology in radiation oncology
  • Quality and safety improvement in radiation oncology
  • Simulation for radiotherapy treatment planning
  • Treatment planning and quality metrics
  • The use of electrons for external beam radiotherapy
  • IMRT and VMAT
  • SRS and SBRT
  • Clinical aspects of image guidance and localization in radiotherapy
  • Respiratory motion management for external beam radiotherapy
  • Intracavitary brachytherapy
  • Interstitial brachytherapy
  • Prostate seed implant
  • Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT)
  • Special procedures
  • Resource documents.