Radiation Oncology Physics, 2nd Edition

by Sonja Dieterich, PhD, MBA, FAAPM, Eric Ford, PhD, FAAPM, Daniel Pavord, BS, MS and Jing Zeng, MD

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Contents

Dieterich - Radiation Oncology Physics, 2e
Part I: Fundamentals
1. Reference dosimetry for ionizing radiation
2. Relative Dosimetry for MV Beams
3. Radiation Safety and Shielding in radiotherapy
4. Information technology in radiotherapy
Part II: Process
5. Quality and safety improvement in radiation oncology
6. Project management
7. Quality assurance and commissioning of new radiotherapy technology
Part III: External Beam Patient
8. External Beam Delivery Platforms
9. Simulation and immobilization techniques in radiotherapy
10. Quality assurance of radiotherapy dose calculations
11. Treatment Planning and quality metrics
12. IMRT, SBRT and SRS
13. Image guidance and localization technologies
14. Respiratory motion management for external beam radiotherapy
15. The use of electrons for external beam radiotherapy
16. In-Vivo dosimetry
17. Adaptive radiotherapy treatment delivery
Part IV: Brachytherapy
18. Brachytherapy Fundamentals
19. Gyn brachytherapy
20. Prostate brachytherapy
21. Other brachytherapy targets
Part V: Special Procedures and Modalities
22. Special Procedures
23. Particle radiotherapy
24. MR in Radiotherapy
Authors

Sonja Dieterich, PhD, MBA, FAAPM, Professor of Physics, Residency Co-Director, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, Eric Ford, PhD, FAAPM, Professor, Interim Director of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, Daniel Pavord, BS, MS, Chief Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology, Health Quest, Poughkeepsie, New York and Jing Zeng, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington