Radiation Therapy Planning
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1995
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International 2 Revised ed
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Verlag)
978-0-07-113720-1 (ISBN)
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Verlag)
978-0-07-113720-1 (ISBN)
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The goal of radiation therapy treatment planning is to maximize the radiation dose to tumour while minimizing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue. This text provides the radiation therapist with step-by-step instructions on how to perform the technical aspects of radiation therapy.
The goal of radiation therapy treatment planning is to maximize the radiation dose to tumour while minimizing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue. This text provides the radiation therapist with step-by-step instructions on how to perform the technical aspects of radiation therapy, compute dose calculation, and includes effective treatment planning. This expanded edition includes new coverage of treatment preparation, 3-D treatment planning, dosimetry, the latest equipment, documentation and quality assurance. Treatment simulation and treatment planning guidelines are provided by body region (head and neck, thorax, pelvis, etc) for easy access to material in the clinical setting.
The goal of radiation therapy treatment planning is to maximize the radiation dose to tumour while minimizing the dose to surrounding healthy tissue. This text provides the radiation therapist with step-by-step instructions on how to perform the technical aspects of radiation therapy, compute dose calculation, and includes effective treatment planning. This expanded edition includes new coverage of treatment preparation, 3-D treatment planning, dosimetry, the latest equipment, documentation and quality assurance. Treatment simulation and treatment planning guidelines are provided by body region (head and neck, thorax, pelvis, etc) for easy access to material in the clinical setting.
Introductory material; radiation therapy beams; isdode charts - photon and electron; beam modifying devices; single-beam treatment; multiple-beam treatment; moving-beam treatment; matching field edges; patient-beam alignment; localization and treatment simulation procedures; treatment documentation; treatment techniques for malignancies in the head and neck; treatment techniques for malignancies in the central nervous system; treatment techniques for malignancies in the thorax; treatment techniques for malignancies in the abdomen; treatment techniques for malignancies in the extremities; treatment techniques for Hodgkin's disease; special beam treatments; dose prescription and fractionation schedules.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.1995 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 300 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 187 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-07-113720-3 / 0071137203 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-113720-1 / 9780071137201 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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