Proton therapy physics. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Harald Paganetti.
• Other Names: Paganetti, Harald
• Contents: 1. Proton therapy : history and rationale / Harald Paganetti -- 2. Physics of proton interactions in matter / Bernard Gottschalk -- 3. Proton accelerators / Marco Schippers -- 4. Characteristics of clinical proton beams / Hsiao-Ming Lu and Jacob Flanz -- 5. Beam delivery using passive scattering / Roelf Slopsema -- 6. Particle beam scanning / Jacob Flanz -- 7. Dosimetry / Hugo Palmans -- 8. Quality assurance and commissioning / Zuofeng Li [and others] -- 9. Monte Carlo simulations / Harald Paganetti -- 10. Physics of treatment planning for single-field uniform dose / Martijn Engelsman -- 11. Physics of treatment planning using scanned beams / Antony Lomax -- 12. Dose calculation algorithms / Benjamin Clasie, Harald Paganetti, and Hanne M. Kooy -- 13. Precision and uncertainties in proton therapy for nonmoving targets / Jatinder R. Palta and Daniel K. Yeung -- 14. Precision and uncertainties in proton therapy for moving targets / Martijn Engelsman and Christoph Bert -- 15. Treatment-planning optimization / Alexei V. Trofimov, Jan H. Unkelbach, and David Craft -- 16. In vivo dose verification / Katia Parodi -- 17. Basic aspects of shielding / Nisy Elizabeth Ipe -- 18. Late effects from scattered and secondary radiation / Harold Paganetti -- 19. The physics of proton biology / Harald Paganetti -- 20. Fully exploiting the benefits of protons : using risk models for normal tissue complications in treatment optimization / Peter van Luijk and Marco Schippers.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 651 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 615.8/42; Proton beams -- Therapeutic use; Medical physics; Cancer -- Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Protons -- therapeutic use; PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General; Cancer -- Radiotherapy; Medical physics; Proton beams -- Therapeutic use; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439836453; 1439836450
• Related ISBNs: 9781439836446; 1439836442
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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