Description:
The purpose of
this book is to describe
the technological details associated with radiation
oncology. Unlike standard
medical physics textbooks which generally do not
address design details or the
details of acceptance, commissioning, and quality
assurance, this book emphasizes
the design of all the equipment or tools that are
associated with radiation
treatment. In addition, it describes the procedures
that are required to implement
this equipment into clinical service (needs
assessment, purchase, acceptance
and commissioning) and--once it is in service--the
quality assurance that is
required to keep the equipment operational at
acceptable levels. In addition
to describing all the tools that are used in
"standard" radiation treatment
centers, Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology
addresses less common or evolving
technologies and, thus, provides a comprehensive
overview. Anyone embarking
on any of these new procedures will be able to gain
some basic insight as to
what is required to make the procedure clinically
viable. The book is intended
to be both a reference text for those who have been
working in the field for
some years as well as a learning tool for those who
are entering the field.
While the body of each chapter is written at a level
understandable by both
medical physicists and radiation oncologists,
additional detailed information
for medical physicists is provided in the appendices
at the end of some of the
chapters. |