Uncertainties in External Beam Radiation Therapy
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Uncertainties in External Beam Radiation Therapy

Monograph No. 35

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eBook - PDF

Uncertainties in External Beam Radiation Therapy

Monograph No. 35

About this book

This text was developed for the AAPM's 2011 summer school in Burnaby, British Columbia. The focus of the summer school was to (a) understand the potential sources of dosimetric uncertainties in radiotherapy, (b) evaluate the impact of these uncertainties on the accuracy and conformity of dose delivered to patients, (c) understand strategies for mitigating these uncertainties, and (d) understand the impact of these uncertainties on QA/QM. The images in the eBook are in color.

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Information

Publisher
Medical Physics Publishing
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781930524521
eBook ISBN
9781936366538

Table of contents

  1. CHAPTER 1--Dosimetric Uncertainties and Normal Tissue Tolerance
  2. CHAPTER 2--Biologically Conformal Radiotherapy: Targeting Based on Biological Imaging
  3. CHAPTER 3--Immobilization from Rigid to Non-Rigid
  4. CHAPTER 4--Uncertainties in Reference Dosimetry
  5. CHAPTER 5--Treatment Planning Dose Computation
  6. CHAPTER 6--Uncertainties in the Evaluation of Treatment Plans
  7. CHAPTER 7--Motion Management Strategies
  8. CHAPTER 8--Margins and Margin Recipes
  9. CHAPTER 9--Robust Optimization
  10. CHAPTER 10--Limits of Precision and Accuracy of Radiation Delivery Systems
  11. CHAPTER 11--Patient Setup Uncertainties (Interfraction)
  12. CHAPTER 12--Developing a Rationale for Tolerance Values and Action Levels for the Performance of Planning and Delivery Systems
  13. CHAPTER 13--Model Planning and Delivery Uncertainties
  14. CHAPTER 14--Image Guidance To Reduce Setup Error
  15. CHAPTER 15--In Vivo Dosimetry for Patients Undergoing External Beam Radiation Therapy
  16. CHAPTER 16--Dealing with Intrafraction Motion
  17. CHAPTER 17--Uncertainties in Deformable Registration
  18. CHAPTER 18--Uncertainties and Limitations in Adaptive Radiotherapy
  19. CHAPTER 19--Challenges of Image-based Response Assessment in Radiation Therapy
  20. CHAPTER 20--Current and Future Quality Practice
  21. CHAPTER 21--New Paradigms for Quality Management in Radiation Therapy
  22. CHAPTER 22--Human Performance and the Quality and Safety of Radiation Therapy
  23. CHAPTER 23--Summary of the Reports by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements on Prescribing, Reporting, and Recording in Radiation Therapy
  24. CHAPTER 24--Uncertainties in Selection and Delineation of Target Volumes and Organs at Risk in Head and Neck Tumors
  25. CHAPTER 25--Thorax
  26. CHAPTER 26--Assessment and Management of Uncertainties: Overview of Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy
  27. CHAPTER 27--Perspectives on Technology and Practices for Assuring Quality in Radiation Therapy Delivery