Description:
This new book "A Practical Guide to 3-D Planning and
Conformal Radiation Therapy" in radiation onclogy cover
the information you need to implement 3-D treatment
planning and conformal radiation therapy techniques in
your radation oncology center. It includes step-by-step
descripations of methods necessary for implementing full
3-D for precise tumor localization targeting, and
treament planning.
A Practical Guide to 3-D Planning and Conformal
Radiation Therapy describes both the technical
implementation and the clinical treatment aspects of 3-D
planning.
It consists of topics covering:
- 3-D treatment planning
- Volume and dose specifications for 3-D conformal
therapy
- Practical CT-Simulation and 3-D planning process
- 3-D radiation therapy plan evaluation
- 3-D dose-calculation algorithms
- Quality assurance procedures and performance testing
for CT-Simulators
- Acceptance testing & commissioning
- Patient immobilization and virtual simulation
- Implementation and clinical use of MLC and dynamic
wedge
- Commissioning and periodic QA of the Peacock system
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy with Peacock
system
- Planning and delivery of intensity modulated
treatment with MLC
- Connectivity and commissioning issues in 3-D
planning
- Clinical implementation of electronic portal imaging
- Methodology for evaluating 3-D treatment planning
systems
- Components of a 3-D conformal QA program
- Technical requirements for participating in 3-D CRT
multi-instituational clincal trials
- Necessary resources to support 3-D radiation therapy
planning
- Future direction in 3-D treatment planning and
delivery
Contributors Include:
James A. Purdy | Randall K. Ten Haken | Marc L. Kessler
| Jatinder R. Palta | Chihray Liu | Zuofeng Li | Michael
G. Herman | Alexander P. Turner | Benedick A. Fraass |
Bruce Curran | George Starkschall | Kenneth R. Hogstrom
| Eric E. Klein | Walter Grant III | R. L. Gerber | W.B.
Harms, Sr. | J.M. Michalski | M.L. Graham | Lynn J.
Verhey | Chen-Shou Chui | Spiridon V. Spirou | Thomas
LoSasso | Chandra Burman | Elizabeth K. Butker | Daisy
J. Helton | James W. Keller | D. Tim Crenshaw | Tim H.
Fox | Eric S. Elder | Lawrence W. Davis | Kenneth R.
Hogstrom | Isaac I. Rosen
This book is essential for radiation oncologists,
medical physicists, dosimetrists, treatment planning
system developers, and other professionals who need
in-depth information about the implementation of 3-D
planning |
