Khan's lectures : handbook of the physics of radiation therapy /
Khan, Faiz M.
Khan's lectures : handbook of the physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan ; contributors, John P. Gibbons, Dimitris N. Mihailidis, Hassaan Alkhatib. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins, c2011. - xii, 388 pages : i llustrations ; 26 cm
"This handbook provides a digest of the material contained in Dr. Khan's The physics of radiation therapy, 4th edition."--Back cover.
Includes index.
CONTENTS
Preface viiCHAPTER 1:Structure of MatterLecture 1ALecture 1BThe Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Forces of Nature and Fundamental Particles . . . . . . . 7Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11CHAPTER 2:Nuclear TransformationsLecture 2ALecture 2BRadioactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Nuclear Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27CHAPTER 3:Production of X-RaysLecture 3ALecture 3BX-Ray Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Physics of X-Ray Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41CHAPTER 4:Clinical Radiation GeneratorsLecture 4ALecture 4BX-Ray and Electron Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Heavy Particle Accelerators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60CHAPTER 5:Interactions of Ionizing RadiationLecture 5ALecture 5BPhoton Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Particle Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 CHAPTER 6:Measurement of Ionizing RadiationLecture 6ALecture 6BMeasurement of Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Chambers and Electrometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92CHAPTER 7:Quality of X-Ray BeamsLecture 7Beam Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Specification and Measurement of X-Ray97Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102CHAPTER 8:Measurement of Absorbed DoseLecture 8ALecture 8BDosimetry Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Dosimeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119CHAPTER 9:Dose Distribution and Scatter AnalysisLecture 9Depth Dose and Tissue-Air Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133CHAPTER 10:A System of Dosimetric CalculationsLecture 10Formalism for Monitor Units Calculation . . . . . . . 139Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148CHAPTER 11:DistributionsTreatment Planning I: IsodoseLecture 11Isodose Distribution and Plan Evaluation . . . . . . . 153Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170CHAPTER 12:Corrections, and SetupTreatment Planning II: Patient Data,Lecture 12ATreatment Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lecture 12B:Inhomogeneities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patient Data Acquisition, Simulation, and175Corrections for Irregular Surface and Tissue183Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 ContentsxiCHAPTER 13:Skin Dose, and Field SeparationTreatment Planning III: Field Shaping,Lecture 13Field Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field Shaping, Surface Dose, and195Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204CHAPTER 14:Electron Beam TherapyLecture 14ALecture 14BElectron Beam Interactions and Dosimetry . . . . . 209Electron Beam Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . 220Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234CHAPTER 15:BrachytherapyLecture 15Implantation and Dose Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Rules of239Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249CHAPTER 16:Radiation ProtectionLecture 16Radiation Protection and Shielding Design . . . . . . 253Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261CHAPTER 17:Quality AssuranceLecture 17Quality Assurance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273CHAPTER 18:Total Body IrradiationLecture 18and Dosimetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total Body Irradiation: Techniques277Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282CHAPTER 19:Radiation TherapyThree-Dimensional ConformalLecture 19Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3D Conformal Radiotherapy: Dosimetry and287Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295xiiContentsCHAPTER 20:Intensity-Modulated Radiation TherapyLecture 20and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IMRT: Commissioning, Treatment Planning,299Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308CHAPTER 21:Stereotactic Radiation TherapyLecture 21Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery . . . . . . 313Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320CHAPTER 22:High-Dose-Rate BrachytherapyLecture 22Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Dosimetry and325Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330CHAPTER 23:Prostate ImplantsLecture 23Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prostate Implants: Technique, Dosimetry, and335Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343CHAPTER 24:Intravascular BrachytherapyLecture 24and Dosimetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Intravascular Brachytherapy: Techniques347Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352CHAPTER 25:Image-Guided Radiation TherapyLecture 25Tracking, and Imaging Dose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IGRT: On-Board Imagers, Online Tumor355Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364CHAPTER 26:Proton Beam TherapyLecture 26Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proton Beam Therapy: Dosimetry and367Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377AnswersIndex 383379/B>/B>
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Radiotherapy.
Medical physics.
Health Physics -- Examination Questions.
Health Physics -- Handbooks.
Radiometry -- Examination Questions.
R895.K44 2011
Khan's lectures : handbook of the physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan ; contributors, John P. Gibbons, Dimitris N. Mihailidis, Hassaan Alkhatib. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins, c2011. - xii, 388 pages : i llustrations ; 26 cm
"This handbook provides a digest of the material contained in Dr. Khan's The physics of radiation therapy, 4th edition."--Back cover.
Includes index.
CONTENTS
Preface viiCHAPTER 1:Structure of MatterLecture 1ALecture 1BThe Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Forces of Nature and Fundamental Particles . . . . . . . 7Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11CHAPTER 2:Nuclear TransformationsLecture 2ALecture 2BRadioactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Nuclear Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27CHAPTER 3:Production of X-RaysLecture 3ALecture 3BX-Ray Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Physics of X-Ray Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41CHAPTER 4:Clinical Radiation GeneratorsLecture 4ALecture 4BX-Ray and Electron Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Heavy Particle Accelerators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60CHAPTER 5:Interactions of Ionizing RadiationLecture 5ALecture 5BPhoton Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Particle Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 CHAPTER 6:Measurement of Ionizing RadiationLecture 6ALecture 6BMeasurement of Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Chambers and Electrometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92CHAPTER 7:Quality of X-Ray BeamsLecture 7Beam Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Specification and Measurement of X-Ray97Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102CHAPTER 8:Measurement of Absorbed DoseLecture 8ALecture 8BDosimetry Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Dosimeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119CHAPTER 9:Dose Distribution and Scatter AnalysisLecture 9Depth Dose and Tissue-Air Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133CHAPTER 10:A System of Dosimetric CalculationsLecture 10Formalism for Monitor Units Calculation . . . . . . . 139Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148CHAPTER 11:DistributionsTreatment Planning I: IsodoseLecture 11Isodose Distribution and Plan Evaluation . . . . . . . 153Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170CHAPTER 12:Corrections, and SetupTreatment Planning II: Patient Data,Lecture 12ATreatment Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lecture 12B:Inhomogeneities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patient Data Acquisition, Simulation, and175Corrections for Irregular Surface and Tissue183Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 ContentsxiCHAPTER 13:Skin Dose, and Field SeparationTreatment Planning III: Field Shaping,Lecture 13Field Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field Shaping, Surface Dose, and195Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204CHAPTER 14:Electron Beam TherapyLecture 14ALecture 14BElectron Beam Interactions and Dosimetry . . . . . 209Electron Beam Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . 220Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234CHAPTER 15:BrachytherapyLecture 15Implantation and Dose Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Rules of239Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249CHAPTER 16:Radiation ProtectionLecture 16Radiation Protection and Shielding Design . . . . . . 253Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261CHAPTER 17:Quality AssuranceLecture 17Quality Assurance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273CHAPTER 18:Total Body IrradiationLecture 18and Dosimetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Total Body Irradiation: Techniques277Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282CHAPTER 19:Radiation TherapyThree-Dimensional ConformalLecture 19Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3D Conformal Radiotherapy: Dosimetry and287Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295xiiContentsCHAPTER 20:Intensity-Modulated Radiation TherapyLecture 20and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IMRT: Commissioning, Treatment Planning,299Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308CHAPTER 21:Stereotactic Radiation TherapyLecture 21Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery . . . . . . 313Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320CHAPTER 22:High-Dose-Rate BrachytherapyLecture 22Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Dosimetry and325Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330CHAPTER 23:Prostate ImplantsLecture 23Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prostate Implants: Technique, Dosimetry, and335Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343CHAPTER 24:Intravascular BrachytherapyLecture 24and Dosimetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Intravascular Brachytherapy: Techniques347Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352CHAPTER 25:Image-Guided Radiation TherapyLecture 25Tracking, and Imaging Dose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IGRT: On-Board Imagers, Online Tumor355Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364CHAPTER 26:Proton Beam TherapyLecture 26Treatment Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proton Beam Therapy: Dosimetry and367Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377AnswersIndex 383379/B>/B>
9781605476810 1605476811
Radiotherapy.
Medical physics.
Health Physics -- Examination Questions.
Health Physics -- Handbooks.
Radiometry -- Examination Questions.
R895.K44 2011