Table of Contents
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PART A |
FUNDAMENTALS |
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Chapter 1 |
Structure
of Matter Jean Chavaudra |
5 |
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Chapter 2 |
Radioactivity Jean Chavaudra |
19 |
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Chapter 3 |
Interactions
of Charged Particles with Matter Alan Nahum |
35 |
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Chapter 4 |
Interactions
of Photons with Matter David Dance and Gudrun Alm
Carlsson |
57 |
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Chapter 5 |
The |
75 |
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Chapter 6 |
Principles
and Basic Concepts in Radiation Dosimetry Alan Nahum |
89 |
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References |
117 |
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PART B |
RADIOBIOLOGY |
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Chapter 7 |
Radiobiology
of Tumours Gordon Steel (with
Don Chapman and Alan Nahum) |
127 |
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Chapter 8 |
Radiobiology
of |
149 |
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Chapter 9 |
Dose Fractionation
in Radiotherapy Gordon Steel (with Alan Nahum) |
163 |
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References |
179 |
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PART C |
EQUIPMENT |
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Chapter 10 |
Kilovoltage X-Ray Units Tony Greener |
187 |
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Chapter 11 |
Linear
Accelerators Les Loverock (with Philip Mcyles,
Alan McKenzie, David Thwaites and Peter Williams) |
197 |
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Chapter 12 |
Cobalt
Machines John Sounders |
241 |
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Chapter 13 |
Simulators Jean-Claude Rosenwald |
251 |
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Chapter 14 |
Portal
Imaging Devices Cephas Mubata |
261 |
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References |
271 |
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PART D |
DOSE MEASUREMENT |
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Chapter 15 |
Ionisation Chambers Pedro Andrea, Alan Nahum, and David Thwaites |
279 |
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Chapter 16 |
Radiothermoluminescent Dosimeters and Diodes Ginette Marinello |
303 |
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Chapter 17 |
Radiation Sensitive
Films and Gels Mark Oldham |
321 |
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Chapter 18 |
Absolute
Dose Determination Under Reference Conditions Pedro Andrea and
Alan Nahum (with David Thwaites) |
333 |
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Chapter 19 |
Relative
Dose Measurements and Commissioning Ivan Rosenberg |
367 |
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Appendix D |
Supplementary
Details on Codes of Practice for Absolute Dose
Determination Pedro Andreo and Alan Nahum |
385 |
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References |
415 |
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PART E |
CLINICAL BEAMS |
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Chapter 20 |
From
Measurements to Calculations Philip Mayles |
433 |
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Kilovoltage X-Rays Philip Mayles |
439 |
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Chapter 22 |
Megavoltage
Photon Beams Philip Mayles and
Peter Williams |
451 |
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Chapter 23 |
Manual Dose
Calculations in Photon Beams Ivan Rosenberg |
483 |
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Chapter 24 |
Electron
Beams David Thwaites and Alan McKenzie |
519 |
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References |
539 |
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PART F |
PATIENT DOSE
COMPUTATION METHODS |
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Chapter 25 |
Principles of
Patient Dose Computation Jean-Claude Rosenwald |
549 |
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Chapter 26 |
Patient
Dose Computation for Photon Beams Jean-Claude Rosenwald, Ivan Rosenberg, and Glyn Shentall
(with David McKay) |
559 |
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Chapter 27 |
Patient Dose
Computation for Electron Beams Alan Nahum |
587 |
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Chapter 28 |
Monte-Carlo
Based Patient Dose Computation Alan Nahum |
603 |
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References |
621 |
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PART G |
TREATMENT PLANNING |
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Chapter 29 |
Target
Definition Anthony Neal |
637 |
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Chapter 30 |
Patient
Data Acquisition Anthony Neal |
647 |
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Chapter 31 |
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging in Treatment Planning Vincent Khoo |
657 |
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Chapter 32 |
Beam
Definition—Virtual Simulation Vibeke Nordmark
Hansen |
669 |
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Chapter 33 |
Photon-Beam Treatment Planning
Techniques Peter Childs and Christine Lord |
681 |
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Chapter 34 |
Electron-Beam Treatment Planning
Techniques Alan McKenzie and David Thwaites |
701 |
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Chapter 35 |
Dose Evaluation of Treatment
Plans Margaret Bidmead and Jean-Claude Rosenwald |
719 |
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Chapter 36 |
Biological Evaluation of Treatment
Plans Alan Nahum and Gerald Kutcher |
731 |
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References |
773 |
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PART H |
QUALITY
ASSURANCE |
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Chapter 37 |
Rationale and Management of the
Quality System Philip Mayles
and David Thwaites (with Jean-Claude Rosenwald) |
793 |
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Chapter 38 |
Quality Control of Megavoltage
Equipment Edwin Aird, Philip Mayles, and Cephas Mubata |
809 |
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Chapter 39 |
Quality Assurance of the Treatment
Planning Process Jean-Claude Rosenwald |
841 |
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Chapter 40 |
Quality Control of Treatment
Delivery Philip Evans and Ginette Marinello |
867 |
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Chapter 41 |
Recording and
Verification—Networking Margaret Bidmead |
897 |
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Chapter 42 |
Data Communication with
DICOM John Soge, John Brunt, and Philip
Mayles |
909 |
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References |
921 |
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PART I |
SPECIAL
TECHNIQUES |
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Chapter 43 |
Conformal and Intensity-Modulated
Radiotherapy Steve Webb |
943 |
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Chapter 44 |
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy:
Practical Aspects C.-M. Charlie Ma (with Helen Mayles and Philip Mayles) |
975 |
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Chapter 45 |
Stereotactic Techniques Jim Warrington |
987 |
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Chapter 46 |
Proton
Beams in Radiotherapy Alejandro Mazal |
1005 |
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Chapter 47 |
Total Body
Irradiation Philip Mayles
(with Ginette
Marinello) |
1033 |
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Chapter 48 |
Total Skin
Electron Irradiation David Thwaites and Alan McKenzie
(with Ginette
Marinello) |
1043 |
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Chapter 49 |
High-LET
Modalities Roland Sabattier,
Oliver Jäkel,
and Alejandro Mazal |
1053 |
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References |
1069 |
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PART J |
BRACHYTHERAPY |
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Chapter 50 |
Clinical
Introduction to Brachytherapy Peter Blake |
1093 |
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Chapter 51 |
Calibration
and Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy
Sources Colin Jones |
1101 |
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Chapter 52 |
Afterloading Equipment for Brachytherapy Margaret Bidmead
and Colin Jones |
1117 |
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Chapter 53 |
Dose
Calculation for Brachytherapy
Sources Philip Mayles |
1131 |
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Chapter 54 |
Brachytherapy Treatment
Planning Margaret Bidmead and Dorothy Ingham
(with Jean-Claude Rosenwald) |
1141 |
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Chapter 55 |
Radiobiology
of Brachytherapy Roger Dale |
1181 |
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References |
1193 |
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PART K |
THERAPY WITH
UNSEALED SOURCES |
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Chapter 56 |
Dosimetry of Unsealed Sources Maggie Flower and Jamal Zweit |
1205 |
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Chapter 57 |
Radionuclide Selection for Unsealed
Source Therapy Maggie Flower, Jamal Zweit,
and Mark Atthey |
1211 |
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Chapter 58 |
Radiopharmaceutical Targeting for
Unsealed Source Therapy Maggie Flower and Jamid
Zweit |
1219 |
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References |
1225 |
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PART L |
RADIATION
PROTECTION IN RADIOTHERAPY |
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Chapter 59 |
Theoretical Background to Radiation
Protection Mike Rosenbloom |
1233 |
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Chapter 60 |
Radiation Protection
Regulation Mike Rosenbloom and
Philip Mayles |
1245 |
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Chapter 61 |
Practical Radiation Protection in
Radiotherapy Mike Rosenbloom
(with Philip Mayles) |
1257 |
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Appendix L |
Radiation Protection Regulation in
the |
1285 |
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References |
1297 |
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PART M |
REFERENCE
DATA |
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Tables M.1 |
Physical Constants and Useful
Data Jean-Claude Rosenwald |
1305 |
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Tables M.2 |
Electron Stopping Powers, Ranges, and
Radiation Yields Alan Nahum |
1308 |
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Tables M.3 |
Photon Interaction
Coefficients Alan Nahum |
1335 |
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Tables M.4 |
Radioactive Nuclides Used in
Radiotherapy Philip Mayles |
1388 |
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References |
1395 |
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Index |
1397 |
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