Description:
Clinical conformal radiotherapy is the holy grail of radiation treatment
and is now becoming a reality through the combined efforts of physical
scientists and engineers, who have improved the physical basis of
radiotherapy, and the interest and concern of imaginative
radiotherapists and radiographers.
Intensity-Modulated Radiation
Therapy describes in detail the physics germane to the development of a
particular form of clinical conformal radiotherapy called intensity
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). IMRT has become a topic of
tremendous importance in recent years and is now being seriously
investigated for its potential to improve the outcome of radiation
therapy. The book collates the state-of-the-art literature together with
the author's personal research experience and that of colleagues in the
field to produce a text suitable for new research workers, Ph.D.
students, and practicing radiation physicists that require a thorough
introduction to IMRT. Fully illustrated, indexed, and referenced, the
book has been prepared in a form suitable for supporting a teaching
course.
