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The second edition of this best-selling book updates the information still further by addressing issues posed by gamma knife rooms, CT simulator rooms, and side scatter. New homework problems and example calculations have been added along with new figures, tables, and references. This is a valuable reference, both for experienced and first-time shielding designers.

With technological advancements in radiation oncology continuing at a rapid pace, this book provides state-of-the-art information on making these technologies available in the clinic. Topics addressed include FLASH RT, surface-guided radiation therapy, PET/MRI, real-time MRI guidance, robust optimization, and automated treatment planning.

Since the early 1910s, the staff of Memorial Hospital in New York have been deeply involved in the development and application of radiation to treat cancer. This book chronicles the activities and contributions of the hospital's medical physics staff from 1910-2010.

This updated second edition is intended for both radiation therapists and students of radiation therapy. Chapters cover treatment planning, photon and electron dosimetry, brachytherapy, methods of dose calculation, isodose curves, beam-modifying devices, patient and beam geometry, radiation protection, and clinical use and operation of linear accelerators.

In a relaxed, straightforward writing style, Dr Wolbarst pulls together seemingly unrelated pieces of basic science and technology and illustrates how they fit together to form the foundation of medical imaging. He provides a great deal of detailed, practical information on how the various imaging technologies actually work and on the factors that affect their performance.

Provides a wealth of information on the relationship between physics and the functions of the various systems of the body, such as the eyes, ears, lungs, and heart. Although this book has been written primarily as a text for students who have some knowledge of elementary physics, the book would be understandable to anyone curious about how the body works.

Provides an account of the perspective, methodology, and experience in the physical and medical aspects of IMRT at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

Covers essential physics concepts for understanding and calculating problems in the physical energy deposited in matter from ionizing radiation. The focus of application is on medical uses, both imaging and radiation therapy. There is more weight on radiation therapy throughout the book because of the much greater need for accuracy and precision in that field.

The late John "Jack" Fowler was a busy radiation biology researcher and teacher who wrote 581 papers over the last 65 plus years. He also received nearly every honour the medical physics field can bestow. This book sums up the key concepts relating to optimum fractionation in radiation therapy that interested him throughout his life. This book is a quick, informative, and enjoyable read.

Focuses on understanding the potential sources of dosimetric uncertainties in radiotherapy; evaluating the impact of these uncertainties on the accuracy and conformity of dose delivered to patients; understanding strategies for mitigating these uncertainties; and understanding the impact of these uncertainties on QA/QM.

A unique resource for busy radiation oncologists, this book is a comprehensive text that includes reviews of the basic sciences underlying the field of radiation oncology. It also offers important overviews of the current state of knowledge for all common cancers managed by radiation oncologists, and supplies concise overviews of modern radiation treatment techniques.

Provides comprehensive and cohesive instruction in the technology and evaluation of radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging. The tools needed for specifying, inspecting, and evaluating these systems are used as a unifying framework for reviewing the state-of-the-art of radiographic and fluoroscopic systems, the principles of image quality analysis, and the technology and digital receptors.

Beginning with a description of the regulatory foundation and structure of a radiation protection program and followed by a review of the methodology of patient dosimetry, subsequent chapters provide an in-depth review of common diagnostic and therapeutic modalities at a medical institution. In each of these chapters, the author includes an assessment of the associated health physics issues.

MPP's biennial review of the treatments and techniques on the cutting edge of medical imaging and treatment, Advances in Medical Physics is designed to help medical physicists and technically inclined physicians stay current in medical radiation science and technology - especially in subfields of medical physics other than their own.

Focuses on the MDCB exam's ""big three"" areas of treatment planning, radiation physics, and dose calculation. Other sections of the study guide cover localization, brachytherapy, radiation protection, and quality assurance. Many questions include helpful full-colour figures and detailed explanations from one of the world foremost authorities.

The evidence is growing that the improvements in imaging, along with increasingly conformal radiation treatments, are providing significant benefits for patient outcome, both in terms of tumour control and reduced normal tissue complications. The goal of this book is to provide state-of-the-art, updated information on making these technologies available in the clinic.

This is the fourth in MPP's biennial series aimed at helping practicing medical physicists, technically-inclined physicians, and other interested professionals stay current in medical radiation science and technology. This volume covers 20 new and important topics in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy.

Aimed at those individuals who participate in the delivery and planning aspects of light ion beam treatments, this book provides practical recommendations and guides the reader through the steps of the treatment process, focusing on practical details. Fully indexed and includes a free DVD with colour images and tables.

This is the third in MPP's biennial series aimed at helping practicing medical physicists, technically-inclined physicians, and other interested professionals stay current in medical radiation science and technology. This volume covers 18 new and important topics in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy.

Brings together 27 state-of-the-art research and review papers by leading experts and practitioners in mathematical methods in biomedical imaging, in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and in optimisation and inverse problems.

This is the second in MPP's biennial series aimed at helping practicing medical physicists, technically-inclined physicians, and other interested professionals stay current in medical radiation science and technology. This volume covers 18 new and important topics in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. The book begins with updates on digital radiography, mammography, fluoroscopy, and MRI.

Compiled from sessions presented at the 2008 AAPM Summer School, held in Houston, the topics include PET and CT basics, diagnostic and clinical alications, PET/CT scanner designs and characteristics, scanner testing, PET ACR accreditation and acceptance testing, PET/CT simulation for therapy alications, shielding calculations and radiation safety, and site planning.

While numerous technical developments are proceeding in the field of radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy and the Monte Carlo method have recently attracted much attention. These two topics, covered in this book from sessions presented at the 2006 AAPM Summer School, present significant changes in the influence of technology on the practice of radiation oncology.

With more than 80 full-colour images, this second volume of The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology deals with the most significant incremental advances in radiation oncology that have occurred since the publication of Volume 1 in 1999. As with the first volume, Volume 2 focuses on the design of the new technologies and how to put them into clinical practice.

With more than 80 full-colour images, this second volume of The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology deals with the most significant incremental advances in radiation oncology that have occurred since the publication of Volume 1 in 1999. As with the first volume, Volume 2 focuses on the design of the new technologies and how to put them into clinical practice.

Examines the new advances in imaging technology, covering all of the inherently digital imaging modalities such as computed radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.

Describes the technological details associated with radiation oncology. Unlike standard medical physics textbooks which generally do not address design details or the details of acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance, this book emphasizes the design of all the equipment or tools that are associated with radiation treatment.