Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology

by Khan, Faiz M.; Potish, Roger A.

• ISBN13: 9780683046076
• ISBN10: 0683046071
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Radiation oncology is integrated with medical physics for a unique look at the state of the art in cancer patient care. World-renowned authors provide a complete discussion of treatment planning featuring the clinical, physical, and technical aspects involved. Coverage includes 3-D conformal treatment and other advancements in computer technology and medical imaging to bring the reader a modern perspective on treatment planning.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction	1	(10)
Faiz M. Khan
2. Imaging in Radiotherapy	11	(22)
George T. Y. Chen
Charles A. Pelizzari
3. Patient Data Acquisition	33	(6)
Bahman Emami
4. Radiotherapy Simulation	39	(16)
George W. Sherouse
5. Patient Positioning and Immobilization	55	(34)
Lawrence E. Reinstein
6. Treatment Planning Algorithms	89	(34)
PART A Model-based Photon Dose Calculation Algorithms	89	(24)
T. Rockwell Mackie
H. Helen Liu
Edwin C. McCullough
PART B Dose Distribution Algorithms for Electron Beams	113	(10)
Faiz M. Khan
7. Quality Assurance	123	(24)
Jacob Van Dyk
8. Three-dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy	147	(40)
Radhe Mohan
Steven A. Leibel
Domenico Pizzuto
Qiuwen Wu
9 Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy	187	(28)
Edward S. Sternick
Mark P. Carol
Walter Grant III
10 Linac Radiosurgery: System Requirements, Procedures, and Testing	215	(28)
Frank J. Bova
Sanford L. Meeks
William A. Friedman
11 Isodose Planning: Brachytherapy	243	(38)
Glenn P. Glasgow
12 Treatment Plan Evaluation	281	(14)
Gerald J. Kutcher
Andrew Jackson
13 Fractionation: Radiobiological Principles and Clinical Practice	295	(24)
Colin G. Orton
14 Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract	319	(24)
James A. Martenson
Steven E. Schild
Michael G. Haddock
15 The Gynecological Malignancies	343	(26)
Roger A. Potish
16 Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract	369	(36)
PART A Prostate	369	(18)
Deborah A. Kuban
Anas M. El-Mahdi
PART B Bladder	387	(9)
Deborah A. Kuban
Anas M. El-Mahdi
David E. Hunt
PART C Testis	396	(9)
Deborah A. Kuban
Anas M. El-Mahdi
David E. Hunt
17 The Lymphomas	405	(20)
Richard T. Hoppe
Carol Shostak
18 Cancers of the Head and Neck	425	(24)
James E. Marks
19 Skin Cancer	449	(10)
William T. Moss
Kenneth R. Stevens
Raymond Garcia
20 Breast Cancer	459	(32)
Katherine L. Griem
Peter B. Hardin
21 Cancers of the Central Nervous System	491	(54)
Edward G. Shaw
J. Daniel Bourland
Mark G. Marshall
22 Pediatric Malignancies	545	(22)
Lee T. Myers
Patrick R. M. Thomas
23 Cancers of the Lung and Mediastinum	567	(20)
Mary V. Graham
Bahman Emami
24 Extremity Soft-tissue Sarcomas	587	(26)
Michael T. Selch
Robert G. Parker
Index	613