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Khan’s The Physics of Radiation Therapy

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Clinical Science ,

Ophthalmology

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English

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Hardcover

ISBN:

9781496397522


Selected as a Doody’s Essential Title for 2025!

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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Table of Contents
Preface vii
Preface to the First Edition ix
P A R T I Basic Physics 1
1 Structure of Matter 1
2 Nuclear Transformations 12
3 Production of X-rays 29
4 Clinical Radiation Generators 41
5 Interactions of Ionizing Radiation 61
6 Measurement of Ionizing Radiation 78
7 Quality of X-ray Beams 93
8 Measurement of Absorbed Dose 101
P A R T I I c lassical Radiation t heR aP y 139
9 Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis 139
10 A System of Dosimetric Calculations 158
11 Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions 178
12 Treatment Planning II: Patient Data Acquisition, Treatment Verification, and
Inhomogeneity Corrections 203
13 Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation 242
14 Electron Beam Therapy 265
15 Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Rules of Implantation and Dose Specification 319
16 Radiation Protection 357
17 Quality Assurance 380
18 Total Body Irradiation 416
P A R T I I I ModeRn Radiation t heR aP y 425
19 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy 425
20 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy 442
21 Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery 466
22 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy 479
23 High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy 487
24 Prostate Implants: Technique, Dosimetry, and Treatment Planning 503
25 Intravascular Brachytherapy 512
26 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy 522
27 Proton Beam Therapy 541
28 Knowledge-Based Treatment Planning 558
Appendix 565
Index 590

Features

  • 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.


Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience

  • Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.
  • Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.