Principles and Practice of Proton Beam Therapy
Published on 30. June 2015
Book
Hardback
828 pages
978-1-936366-43-9 (ISBN)
Description
Commissioned by The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) for their June 2015 Summer School, Proton Therapy: Physical Principles and Practice, this is the first AAPM monograph printed in full colour.
Proton therapy has been used in radiation therapy for over 70 years, but within the last decade its use in clinics has grown exponentially. This book fills in the proton therapy gap by focusing on the physics of proton therapy, including beam production, proton interactions, biology, dosimetry, treatment planning, quality assurance, commissioning, motion management, and uncertainties.
Chapters are written by the world's leading medical physicists who work at the pioneering proton treatment centers around the globe. They share their understandings after years of experience treating thousands of patients. Case studies involving specific cancer treatments show that there is some art to proton therapy as well as state-of-the-art science.
Even though the focus lies on proton therapy, the content provided is also valuable to heavy charged particle therapy. The book is tailored mainly to clinical physicists, who might use this as a textbook in the fast-growing field of proton therapy. Furthermore, this book provides up-to-date references to the scientific literature on each aspect of proton therapy covered in its 28 chapters. The book also includes an appendix of proton therapy nomenclature.
Proton therapy has been used in radiation therapy for over 70 years, but within the last decade its use in clinics has grown exponentially. This book fills in the proton therapy gap by focusing on the physics of proton therapy, including beam production, proton interactions, biology, dosimetry, treatment planning, quality assurance, commissioning, motion management, and uncertainties.
Chapters are written by the world's leading medical physicists who work at the pioneering proton treatment centers around the globe. They share their understandings after years of experience treating thousands of patients. Case studies involving specific cancer treatments show that there is some art to proton therapy as well as state-of-the-art science.
Even though the focus lies on proton therapy, the content provided is also valuable to heavy charged particle therapy. The book is tailored mainly to clinical physicists, who might use this as a textbook in the fast-growing field of proton therapy. Furthermore, this book provides up-to-date references to the scientific literature on each aspect of proton therapy covered in its 28 chapters. The book also includes an appendix of proton therapy nomenclature.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Maryland
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-936366-43-9 (9781936366439)
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Content
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Introduction and History of Proton Therapy - Indra J. Das and Harald Paganetti
- Chapter 2
- The Practicing Clinician's Perspective on Proton Beam Therapy - Anthony Zietman
- Chapter 3
- Proton Beam Interactions: Basic - Hugo Palmans
- Chapter 4
- Proton Beam Interactions: Clinical - Indra J. Das, Alejandro Mazal, Ludovic De Marzi, and Vadim Moskvin
- Chapter 5
- Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness - Harald Paganetti
- Technology
- Chapter 6
- Proton Beam Production and Dose Delivery Techniques - Marco Schippers
- Chapter 7
- Imaging for Proton Therapy - Katja Langen, Jerimy Polf, and Reinhard Schulte
- Chapter 8
- Field Shaping: Scattered Beam - Alejandro Mazal, Annalisa Patriarca, Claas Wessels, and Indra J. Das
- Chapter 9
- Field Shaping: Scanning Beam - X. Ronald Zhu, Falk Poenisch, Heng Li, Xiaodong Zhang,Narayan Sahoo, and Michael Gillin
- Chapter 10
- Secondary Radiation Production and Shielding for Proton Therapy Facilities - Nisy Elizabeth Ipe and C. Sunil
- Dosimetry
- Chapter 11
- Detector Systems - Stanislav Vatnitsky and Hugo Palmans
- Chapter 12
- Dosimetry and Beam Calibration - Hugo Palmans and Stanislav Vatnitsky
- Acceptance And Commissioning
- Chapter 13
- Acceptance Testing of Proton Therapy Systems - Jonathan B. Farr and Jon J. Kruse
- Chapter 14
- Clinical Commissioning of Proton Beam - Lei Dong
- Operation
- Chapter 15
- Quality Assurance, Part 1: Machine Quality Assurance - Bijan Arjomandy
- Chapter 16
- Quality Assurance, Part 2: Patient-specific Quality Assurance - Bijan Arjomandy, Mark Pankuch, and Brian Winey
- Chapter 17
- Proton Therapy Workflow - Martijn Engelsman, Juliane Daartz, and James E. McDonough
- Treatment Planning And Delivery
- Chapter 18
- Immobilization and Simulation - Jon J. Kruse
- Chapter 19
- Dose Calculations for Proton Beam Therapy: Semi-empirical Analytical Methods - Radhe Mohan, X. Ronald Zhu, and Harald Paganetti
- Chapter 20
- Dose Calculations for Proton Beam Therapy: Monte Carlo - Harald Paganetti, Jan Schuemann, and Radhe Mohan
- Chapter 21
- Uncertainties in Proton Therapy: Their Impact and Management - Radhe Mohan and Narayan Sahoo
- Chapter 22
- Treatment Plan Optimization in Proton Therapy - Jan Unkelbach, David Craft, Bram L. Gorissen, and Thomas Bortfeld
- Chapter 23
- Treatment Planning for Passive Scattering Proton Therapy - Heng Li, Annelise Giebeler, Lei Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Falk Poenisch, Narayan Sahoo, Michael T. Gillin, and X. Ronald Zhu
- Chapter 24
- Treatment Planning for Pencil Beam Scanning - Tony Lomax, Alessandra Bolsi, Francesca Albertini, and Damien Weber
- Chapter 25
- Motion Management - Antje Knopf and Shinichiro Mori
- Chapter 26
- Monitor Unit (MU) Calculation - Timothy C. Zhu, Haibo Lin, and Jiajian Shen
- Special Procedures
- Chapter 27
- Small Field Dosimetry: SRS and Eyes - Brian Winey and Marc Bussiere
- Chapter 28
- In Vivo Dosimetry for Proton Therapy - Narayan Sahoo, Archana Singh Gautam, Falk Poenisch, X. Ronald Zhu, Heng Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Richard Wu, Sam Beddar, and Michael T. Gillin
- APPENDIX
- Nomenclature and Terminology in Proton Therapy - Radhe Mohan and Harald Paganetti
- Chapter 1
- Introduction and History of Proton Therapy - Indra J. Das and Harald Paganetti
- Chapter 2
- The Practicing Clinician's Perspective on Proton Beam Therapy - Anthony Zietman
- Chapter 3
- Proton Beam Interactions: Basic - Hugo Palmans
- Chapter 4
- Proton Beam Interactions: Clinical - Indra J. Das, Alejandro Mazal, Ludovic De Marzi, and Vadim Moskvin
- Chapter 5
- Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness - Harald Paganetti
- Technology
- Chapter 6
- Proton Beam Production and Dose Delivery Techniques - Marco Schippers
- Chapter 7
- Imaging for Proton Therapy - Katja Langen, Jerimy Polf, and Reinhard Schulte
- Chapter 8
- Field Shaping: Scattered Beam - Alejandro Mazal, Annalisa Patriarca, Claas Wessels, and Indra J. Das
- Chapter 9
- Field Shaping: Scanning Beam - X. Ronald Zhu, Falk Poenisch, Heng Li, Xiaodong Zhang,Narayan Sahoo, and Michael Gillin
- Chapter 10
- Secondary Radiation Production and Shielding for Proton Therapy Facilities - Nisy Elizabeth Ipe and C. Sunil
- Dosimetry
- Chapter 11
- Detector Systems - Stanislav Vatnitsky and Hugo Palmans
- Chapter 12
- Dosimetry and Beam Calibration - Hugo Palmans and Stanislav Vatnitsky
- Acceptance And Commissioning
- Chapter 13
- Acceptance Testing of Proton Therapy Systems - Jonathan B. Farr and Jon J. Kruse
- Chapter 14
- Clinical Commissioning of Proton Beam - Lei Dong
- Operation
- Chapter 15
- Quality Assurance, Part 1: Machine Quality Assurance - Bijan Arjomandy
- Chapter 16
- Quality Assurance, Part 2: Patient-specific Quality Assurance - Bijan Arjomandy, Mark Pankuch, and Brian Winey
- Chapter 17
- Proton Therapy Workflow - Martijn Engelsman, Juliane Daartz, and James E. McDonough
- Treatment Planning And Delivery
- Chapter 18
- Immobilization and Simulation - Jon J. Kruse
- Chapter 19
- Dose Calculations for Proton Beam Therapy: Semi-empirical Analytical Methods - Radhe Mohan, X. Ronald Zhu, and Harald Paganetti
- Chapter 20
- Dose Calculations for Proton Beam Therapy: Monte Carlo - Harald Paganetti, Jan Schuemann, and Radhe Mohan
- Chapter 21
- Uncertainties in Proton Therapy: Their Impact and Management - Radhe Mohan and Narayan Sahoo
- Chapter 22
- Treatment Plan Optimization in Proton Therapy - Jan Unkelbach, David Craft, Bram L. Gorissen, and Thomas Bortfeld
- Chapter 23
- Treatment Planning for Passive Scattering Proton Therapy - Heng Li, Annelise Giebeler, Lei Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Falk Poenisch, Narayan Sahoo, Michael T. Gillin, and X. Ronald Zhu
- Chapter 24
- Treatment Planning for Pencil Beam Scanning - Tony Lomax, Alessandra Bolsi, Francesca Albertini, and Damien Weber
- Chapter 25
- Motion Management - Antje Knopf and Shinichiro Mori
- Chapter 26
- Monitor Unit (MU) Calculation - Timothy C. Zhu, Haibo Lin, and Jiajian Shen
- Special Procedures
- Chapter 27
- Small Field Dosimetry: SRS and Eyes - Brian Winey and Marc Bussiere
- Chapter 28
- In Vivo Dosimetry for Proton Therapy - Narayan Sahoo, Archana Singh Gautam, Falk Poenisch, X. Ronald Zhu, Heng Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Richard Wu, Sam Beddar, and Michael T. Gillin
- APPENDIX
- Nomenclature and Terminology in Proton Therapy - Radhe Mohan and Harald Paganetti