Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics
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Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics

Advanced Topics with Problems and Solutions

Patrick N. McDermott

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Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics

Advanced Topics with Problems and Solutions

Patrick N. McDermott

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About This Book

The Topics Every Medical Physicist Should Know

Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics: Advanced Topics with Problems and Solutions covers selected advanced topics that are not thoroughly discussed in any of the standard medical physics texts. The book brings together material from a large variety of sources, avoiding the need for you to search through and digest the vast research literature. The topics are mathematically developed from first principles using consistent notation.

Clear Derivations and In-Depth Explanations

The book offers insight into the physics of electron acceleration in linear accelerators and presents an introduction to the study of proton therapy. It then describes the predominant method of clinical photon dose computation: convolution and superposition dose calculation algorithms. It also discusses the Boltzmann transport equation, a potentially fast and accurate method of dose calculation that is an alternative to the Monte Carlo method. This discussion considers Fermi–Eyges theory, which is widely used for electron dose calculations. The book concludes with a step-by-step mathematical development of tumor control and normal tissue complication probability models. Each chapter includes problems with solutions given in the back of the book.

Prepares You to Explore Cutting-Edge Research

This guide provides you with the foundation to read review articles on the topics. It can be used for self-study, in graduate medical physics and physics residency programs, or in vendor training for linacs and treatment planning systems.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781482251685
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Author
  10. 1: The Physics of Electron Acceleration in Medical Linacs
  11. 2: Proton Therapy Physics: Protons for Pedestrians
  12. 3: Convolution/Superposition Dose Computation Algorithms
  13. 4: Deterministic Radiation Transport: A Rival to Monte Carlo Methods
  14. 5: Tumor Control and Normal Tissue Complication Probability Models in Radiation Therapy
  15. Appendix: Problem Solutions
  16. Index
Citation styles for Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics

APA 6 Citation

McDermott, P. (2016). Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics (1st ed.). CRC Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1571859/tutorials-in-radiotherapy-physics-advanced-topics-with-problems-and-solutions-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

McDermott, Patrick. (2016) 2016. Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics. 1st ed. CRC Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1571859/tutorials-in-radiotherapy-physics-advanced-topics-with-problems-and-solutions-pdf.

Harvard Citation

McDermott, P. (2016) Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics. 1st edn. CRC Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1571859/tutorials-in-radiotherapy-physics-advanced-topics-with-problems-and-solutions-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

McDermott, Patrick. Tutorials in Radiotherapy Physics. 1st ed. CRC Press, 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.