Khan`s The Physics of Radiation Therapy-6판

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