Radiotherapy is now one of the major cancer treatments. The field of accelerator and medical physics is important and growing to support high precision cancer radiotherapy. Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics provides in-depth and comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts in x-ray therapy, electron beam therapy, particle therapy, boron neutron capture therapy, and molecular imaging and therapy. Novel technologies such as FLASH therapy and laser ion accelerator are also introduced. Each section of the book presents the current state of accelerators, irradiation methods and therapy technologies, as well as future trends in advanced research. This book will serve as a key resource for researchers and students to find all information on latest cancer radiotherapy technologies and methods.
- Offers a deep dive into fundamental accelerator and medical physics techniques and technologies used in cancer radiotherapy
- Considers updated status at hospitals and clinical facilities, and future research trends
- Covers advanced research, development and novel technologies
- Chapters written by experts from the Particle Accelerator Society of Japan(PASJ) and the Japan Society of Medical Physics (JSMP)
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-323-99192-6 (9780323991926)
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SECTION A X-ray therapy and electron beam therapy
1. Electron accelerator and beam irradiation system
2. External beam radiation therapy
3. Immobilization and patient positioning
4. Respiratory motion management
5. Radiation treatment planning (photon and electron beam therapy)
6. Dosimetric verification
7. Adaptive radiotherapy
SECTION B Particle therapy
8. Proton cyclotron accelerator and line scanning irradiation system
9. Proton synchrotron accelerator and spot scanning irradiation system
10. Carbon-ion synchrotron accelerator and raster scanning irradiation system
11. Quantum scalpel
12. Irradiation and therapy methods
13. Management of patient position and respiratory motion
14. Treatment planning
15. Dosimetric verification
16. Radiation protection
SECTION C Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)
17. Principle and current status
18. Proton linear accelerator and lithium target system
19. Proton linear accelerator and beryllium target system
20. Proton cyclotron accelerator and beryllium target system
21. Irradiation method and the immobilization and positioning of patients (head and neck)
22. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning of patients (brain)
23. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning (skin)
24. Treatment planning
25. Dosimetric verification
26. Future works
SECTION D Molecular imaging and therapy
27. Electron linear accelerator for medical radionuclide production
28. Cyclotron accelerators for the production of medical radionuclides
29. Dosimetry in therapy using radiopharmaceuticals
SECTION E Novel technologies
30. FLASH radiotherapy
31. Laser-driven ion accelerator
