The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology, Vol 3

Jacob Van Dyk

• Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781930524668
• Print ISBN:
  9781930524575

The evidence is growing that the improvements in imaging, along with increasingly conformal radiation treatments, are providing significant benefits for patient outcome, both in terms of tumor control and reduced normal tissue complications. The challenge is for medical physicists and radiation oncologists to stay "in tune" with these rapidly changing advances that provide a better quality of life for patients. The goal of The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology is to provide state-of-the-art, updated information on making these technologies available in the clinic. The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology series has become a reference around the world for practicing medical physicists and especially for the medical physicists who are sitting their certification exams.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CONTRIBUTORS
• CHAPTER 1: Technology Evolution in the Twenty-first Century
• CHAPTER 2: Molecular Imaging in Radiation Oncology
• CHAPTER 3: Dose-Volume Considerations: an Update for Use in Treatment Planning
• CHAPTER 4: Advances in Radiation Therapy Techniques on Linear Accerators
• CHAPTER 5: Stereotactic and Robotic Radiation Therapies
• CHAPTER 6: Radiation Therapy with Light Ions
• CHAPTER 7: Image-guided Brachytherapy
• CHAPTER 8: Small Field Dosimetry
• CHAPTER 9: In Vivo Dosimetry
• CHAPTER 10: Quality Assurance in the Modern Era
• CHAPTER 11: Accuracy and Uncertainty Considerations in Modern Radiation Oncology
• CHAPTER 12: Safety, Errors, and Lessons Learned
• CHAPTER 13: Management, Staffing, and Resource Considerations
• CHAPTER 14: Ethics in Radiation Oncology for Physicians and Physicists
• CHAPTER 15: Medical Physics for Clinical Trials
• ACRONYMS
• INDEX
• COLOR PLATES