Treatment planning in radiation oncology
By: editor, Faiz M. Khan.
Contributors: Khan, Faiz M.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9780781785419
Subjects: Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiation Oncology -- methods
Description: Completely updated for this edition, the text is a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art treatment planning techniques in radiation oncology. It 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. Ilustrations 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. Chapters have been completely updated, particularly in areas including intensity-modulated radiation therapy and brachytherapy.
Notes: On permanent loan to Radiation Oncology

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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