Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology

Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology

by Faiz M . Khan (Editor)

Synopsis

Completely updated for its Second Edition, this text is a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art treatment planning techniques in radiation oncology. The book provides the treatment planning team--radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and medical dosimetrists--with detailed information on both the physics of radiation treatment planning and the clinical aspects of radiotherapy for specific cancers. More than 600 illustrations provide practical examples of the methodologies. Brand-new chapters in this edition cover image-guided radiation therapy, high dose rate brachytherapy, and brachytherapy treatment planning algorithms. The chapters have been completely updated, particularly in areas including intensity-modulated radiation therapy and brachytherapy.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 527
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Published: 15 Jun 2007

ISBN 10: 0781785413
ISBN 13: 9780781785419

Media Reviews
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics, Volume 68, Issue 1 -- An update to this text is welcomed. New chapters in this edition include well-written discussions of image-guided radiotherapy, patient and organ movement, and high-dose rate brachytherapy. Many chapters have undergone extensive revisions. The clinical chapters are all well organized, and the figures are generally pertinent and well presented. Overall the book provides a well-organized view of the current state of the art in radiotherapy planning. The updated information greatly improves the relevance of the technical chapters of this book over the earlier edition. This new edition should become a popular and useful reference for clinical physicist and radiation oncologists.