Principles and Practice of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

A comprehensive and practical guide to radiotherapy treatment planning using the most modern computerized equipment. It covers everything from the basic principles of treatment planning, to localization techniques, computer planning techniques and planning assurance.

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A comprehensive and practical guide to radiotherapy treatment planning using the most modern computerized equipment. It covers everything from the basic principles of treatment planning (the physics of beam characteristics, treatment calculation algorithms, the aims of treatment planning, and radiobiology) to localization techniques (the role of the treatment simulator and new simulator technology, beam alignment), computer planning techniques (isodose considerations, beam arrangements, contouring methods, and computerized planning), and planning assurance (the simulator and its limitations, CT and Sim/CT and treatment planning systems).