Emerging technologies in brachytherapy. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William Y. Song, Kari Tanderup, and Bradley Pieters.
• Authors: Song, William Y, 1977-; Tanderup, Kari; Pieters, Bradley, 1965-
• Contents: Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Editors ; Contributors ; Abbreviations ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Section I: Physics of Brachytherapy ; Chapter 2: Sources and Loading Technologies ; Chapter 3: Applicators Chapter 4: Applicator Reconstruction Chapter 5: Dose Calculation ; Chapter 6: Dose Optimization ; Chapter 7: Image Processing for Brachytherapy ; Chapter 8: FMEA for Brachytherapy ; Chapter 9: Real-Time In Vivo Dosimetry ; Chapter 10: Quality Assurance Technologies Chapter 11: Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in Brachytherapy Chapter 12: Robotics in Brachytherapy ; Section II: Imaging for Brachytherapy Guidance ; Chapter 13: Optical Imaging and Navigation Technologies ; Chapter 14: Ultrasound ; Chapter 15: X-Ray and Computed Tomography Chapter 16: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chapter 17: Positron Emission Tomography ; Chapter 18: Imaging for Treatment Verification ; Section III: Brachytherapy Suites ; Chapter 19: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Chapter 20: University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands Chapter 21: University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany ; Chapter 22: Charles LeMoyne Hospital, Montreal, Canada ; Chapter 23: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.8/424; SCIENCE / Physics; MEDICAL / Pharmacology; MEDICAL / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Radioisotope brachytherapy -- Technological innovations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351647281; 1351647288
• Related ISBNs: 9781498736527; 1498736521; 9781498736541; 1498736548
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Sources and loading technologies -- Applicators -- Applicator reconstruction -- Dose calculation -- Dose optimization -- Image processing for brachytherapy -- FMEA for brachytherapy -- Real-time in vivo dosimetry -- Quality assurance technologies -- Additive manufacturing (3D printing) in brachytherapy -- Robotics in brachytherapy -- Optical imaging and navigation technologies -- Ultrasound -- X-ray and computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Positron emission tomography -- Imaging for treatment verification -- Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria -- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands -- Emerging technologies in brachytherapy -- Hospital Charles Lemoyne, Montreal, Canada -- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada -- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada -- Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India -- Institut Joliot-Curie Cancer Center, Dakar, Senegal: implementing a brachytherapy program in a resource limited setting -- EBRT or brachytherapy? -- Particle therapy or brachytherapy? -- Is brachytherapy cost effective? -- Elekta brachytherapy -- Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG.; Note: Print version record.
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