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A vital reference for the entire radiation oncology team, Khan¡¯s The Physics of Radiation Therapy thoroughly covers the physics and practical clinical applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies. Dr. John Gibbons carries on the tradition established by Dr. Khan in previous editions, ensuring that the 6th Edition provides state-of-the-art information for radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and residents alike. This updated classic remains the most practical radiation therapy physics text available, offering an ideal balance between theory and clinical application.
- Includes new quality conversion factors and procedures for calibration of flattening filter free linacs; new recommendations for Monitor Unit Calculations and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis; a new addition of the Boltzman Transport calculation algorithm, and new optical surface and magnetic resonance image-guided technologies.
-Contains a new chapter on knowledge-based treatment planning.
-Covers 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), high dose-rate remote afterloaders (HDR), intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), and proton beam therapy.
-Discusses the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry.
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PART I Basic Physics 1 Structure of Matter 2 Nuclear Transformations 3 Production of X-rays 4 Clinical Radiation Generators 5 Interactions of Ionizing Radiation 6 Measurement of Ionizing Radiation 7 Quality of X-ray Beams 8 Measurement of Absorbed Dose PART II Classical Radiation Therapy 9 Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis 10 A System of Dosimetric Calculations 11 Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions 12 Treatment Planning II: Patient Data Acquisition, Treatment Verification, and Inhomogeneity Corrections 13 Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation 14 Electron Beam Therapy 15 Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Rules of Implantation and Dose Specification 16 Radiation Protection 17 Quality Assurance 18 Total Body Irradiation PART III Modern Radiation Therapy 19 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy 20 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy 21 Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery 22 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy 23 High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy 24 Prostate Implants: Technique, Dosimetry, and Treatment Planning 25 Intravascular Brachytherapy 26 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy 27 Proton Beam Therapy 28 Knowledge-Based Treatment Planning Appendix Index |