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Springer New Technologies in Radiation Oncology 1st Editon 2016 Softbound by Wolfgang C. Schlegel, Thomas Bortfeld, Anca Ligia Grosu
This book provides an overview of recent advances in radiation oncology, many of which have originated from physics and engineering sciences. The new technologies in this field have a complex physical, mathematical and technical background that technical assistants, dosimetrists, and physicians frequently find difficult to comprehend. However, this book is specifically designed to be readily understandable by professionals and students with a medical background as well as by newcomers to radiation oncology from the field of physics. All relevant areas of the subject are covered in detail, including 3D imaging and image processing, 3D treatment planning, modern treatment techniques, patient positioning, and aspects of verification and quality assurance. New Technologies in 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy: Introduction and Overview.- 3D Reconstruction.- Processing and Segmentation of 3D Images.- 3D Visualization.- Image Registration and Data Fusion for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning.- Data Formats, Networking, Archiving and Telemedicine.- Clinical X-Ray Computed Tomography.- 4D Imaging and Treatment Planning.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Radiotherapy Planning.- Potential of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Radiotherapy Planning.- PET and PET/CT for Radiotherapy Planning.- Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy Using Optical-Guided 3D Ultrasound Techniques.- Definition of Target Volume and Organs at Risk. Biological Target Volume.- Virtual Therapy Simulation.- Dose Calculation Algorithms.- Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for Treatment Planning.- Optimization of Treatment Plans, Inverse Planning.- Biological Models in Treatment Planning.- 2D and 3D Planning in Brachytherapy.- Beam Delivery in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Using Multi-Leaf Collimators.- Stereotactic Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery.- Extracranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy.- X-IMRT.- Control of Breathing Motion: Techniques and Models (Gated Radiotherapy).- Image-Guided/Adaptive Radiotherapy.- Predictive Compensation of Breathing Motion in Lung Cancer Radiosurgery.- Proton Therapy.- Heavy Ion Radiotherapy.- Permanent-Implant Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer.- Vascular Brachytherapy.- Partial Breast Brachytherapy After Conservative Surgery for Early Breast Cancer: Techniques and Results.- 3D Quality Assurance Systems.- Quality Management in Radiotherapy.