The number of light ion beam (including proton beam) treatment programs is rapidly increasing worldwide: however, there are currently no practical guides to support the acceptance testing, commissioning, planning, and continuing quality assurance of these programs. This book is aimed at those individuals who participate in the delivery and planning aspects of light ion beam treatments. Typically these individuals are medical physicists with responsibilities for calibration and verification of beam delivery, quality assurance, and computerized treatment planning: however other individuals may also find the book useful. This book provides practical recommendations and guides the reader through the steps of the treatment process, focusing on practical details.
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Practical Implementation of Light Ion Beam Treatments
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Practical Implementation of Light Ion Beam Treatments
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Table of contents
- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 2: EQUIPMENT AND PROTOCOLS FOR DOSIMETRY
- Chapter 3: SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF BEAM DELIVERY AND PATIENT ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 4: SHIELDING
- Chapter 5: ANCILLARY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 6: PLANNING CONCEPTS
- Chapter 7: SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF COMPUTERIZED TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS
- Chapter 8: COMMISSIONING FOR TREATMENT
- Chapter 9: SITE-SPECIFIC TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY
- Chapter 10: ROUTINE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES
- Chapter 11: REIMBURSEMENT
- Chapter 12: DATA TABLES AND DATA SHEETS
- Glossary/Definition of Terms
- References
- Index