The evidence is growing that the improvements in imaging, along with increasingly conformal radiation treatments, are providing significant benefits for patient outcome, both in terms of tumor control and reduced normal tissue complications. The challenge is for medical physicists and radiation oncologists to stay in tune with these rapidly changing advances that provide a better quality of life for patients. The goal of this bookis to provide state-of-the-art, updated information on making these technologies available in the clinic. The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology series has become a reference around the world for practicing medical physicists and especially for the medical physicists who are sitting their certification exams.
Contents to Volume 1 Contents to Volume 2 Preface Preface to Volume 1 Preface to Volume 2 Acknowledgments Contributors 1 Technology Evolution in the Twenty-first Century 1 Jacob Van Dyk and Jerry J. Battista 2 Molecular Imaging in Radiation Oncology 25 Robert Jeraj, Stephen Bowen, Ngoneh Jallow, Matt Nyflot, and Matt Vanderhoek 3 Dose-Volume Considerations:: an Update for Use in Treatment Planning 59 Ellen D. Yorke, James G. Mechalakos, and Kenneth E. Rosenzweig 4 Advances in Radiation Therapy Techniques on Linear Accerators 91 Siyong Kim and Jatinder R. Palta 5 Stereotactic and Robotic Radiation Therapies 147 Sonja Dieterich and Benjamin Fahimian 6 Radiation Therapy with Light Ions 183 Stanislav M. Vatnitsky and Michael F. Moyers 7 Image-guided Brachytherapy 223 George Hajdok and Kathleen J. M. Surry 8 Small Field Dosimetry 245 Tomas Kron, Michael Taylor, and David Thwaites 9 In Vivo Dosimetry 301 Ben Mijnheer 10 Quality Assurance in the Modern Era 337 Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Stephen Breen, and Daniel Létourneau 11 Accuracy and Uncertainty Considerations in Modern Radiation Oncology 361 Jacob Van Dyk, Jerry J. Battista, and Glenn S. Bauman 12 Safety, Errors, and Lessons Learned 417 Ola Holmberg and Debbie Bray Gilley 13 Management, Staffing, and Resource Considerations 453 Michael D. Mills 14 Ethics in Radiation Oncology for Physicians and Physicists 469 Christopher F. Serago, Laura A. Vallow, and Lainie Friedman Ross 15 Medical Physics for Clinical Trials 487 Annette Haworth and Geoffrey Ibbott 16 Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Resources for Working,Teaching, and Learning 511 Jacob Van Dyk Acronyms 555 Index 557
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