Dr. Khan's classic textbook on radiation oncology physics is now in its thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition. It provides the entire radiation therapy team—radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists—with a thorough understanding of the physics and practical clinical applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies, including 3D-CRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, HDR, IMRT, IGRT, and proton beam therapy. These technologies are discussed along with the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry.
This Fourth Edition includes brand-new chapters on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and proton beam therapy. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate the most recent developments in the field. This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout.
A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Contents
PART I: Basic Physics
Index
This Fourth Edition includes brand-new chapters on image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and proton beam therapy. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate the most recent developments in the field. This edition also features more than 100 full-color illustrations throughout.
A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Contents
PART I: Basic Physics
1 Structure of Matter Chapter
- 2 Nuclear Transformations Chapter
- 3 Production of X-rays Chapter 4 Clinical Radiation Generators
- 5 Interactions of Ionizing Radiation
- 6 Measurement of Ionizing Radiation
- 7 Quality of X-ray Beams
- 8 Measurement of Absorbed Dose
- 9 Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis
- 10 A System of Dosimetric Calculations
- 11 Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions
- 12 Treatment Planning II: Patient Data, Corrections, and Setup
- 13 Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation
- 14 Electron Beam Therapy Chapter 15 Brachytherapy
- 16 Radiation Protection
- 17 Quality Assurance
- 18 Total Body Irradiation
- 19 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
- 20 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
- 21 Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- 22 High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy
- 23 Prostate Implants
- 24 Intravascular Brachytherapy
- 25 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
- 26 Proton Beam Therapy
Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 592 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth edition (May 15, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781788560
- ISBN-13: 978-0781788564
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 1 inches