Michael Goitein

Radiation Oncology: A Physicist's-Eye View (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The presentations cover the principle physical and biological aspects of radiation therapy and address practical clinical considerations in planning and delivering therapy. The importance of the assessment of uncertainties is emphasized. Topics include: an overview of the physics of the interactions of radiation with matter; the definition of the goals and the design of radiation therapy approaches; proton therapy; living with uncertainty; biophysical models of radiation damage; computer-based optimization of treatments; and the reporting of results.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387726458
• Artikelnr.: 37287559

Autorenporträt

Michael Goitein, Ph.D., is Professor of Radiation Therapy Emeritus (Radiation Biophysics) Harvard Medical School. He is certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology and in Medical Physics by the Swiss Society of Medical Physics and Biology. He is also a Fellow in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and an Honorary Member of the Belgian Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology.

Inhaltsangabe

Radiation in the Treatment of Cancer.- Uncertainty.- Mapping Anatomy.- Designing a Treatment Beam.- Biology Matters.- Designing a Treatment Plan.- Motion Management.- Planning Manually.- IMRT and "Optimization".- Proton Therapy in Water.- Proton Therapy in the Patient.- Quality Assurance.- Confidence.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "It provides a lucid account of some of the modern technologies and methods in radiation therapy in which the author has been a leader. ... Goitein's avoidance of mathematical formulas makes his treatise easily readable. The footnotes that elaborate concepts and definitions are useful, and the author explains concepts clearly and provides extensive illustrations and understandable diagrams. ... is an invaluable resource not only for the experienced practitioner but also for the radiation oncologist, medical physicist, or dosimetrist who is new to the field." (Dan Jones, Physics Today, Vol. 61 (12), December, 2008)