APPLIED PHYSICS FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY. REVISED EDITION

• Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology
• Acknowledgements
• Matter and Energy
• Matter
• Force
• Energy
• Radiation and Its Properties
• The Structure of an Atom
• Subatomic Particles
• Ionizing Radiation
• Linear Energy Transfer
• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Wave-Particle Duality
• Wavelength and Frequency
• The Production of X-Rays
• The Discovery of X-Rays
• Collision Interactions
• Characteristic Radiation
• Radiative Interactions (Bremsstrahlung)
• Filters Used in Conventional X-Ray Therapy
• Beam Direction as a Function of Incoming Electron Energy
• Beam Direction Dependency on X-Ray Target Design
• Radiation Quality
• X-Ray Intensity
• Beam Divergence
• Beam Attenuation
• Attenuation Coefficients
• 5. X-Ray and ?-Ray Interactions with Matter
• Attenuation Coefficients
• Coherent Scatter
• Photoelectric Effect
• Compton Effect
• Pair Production
• Pair Annihilation
• Photonuclear Interaction
• Energy Absorption
• Principles of Radiation Detectors
• Measurement of Radiation
• Gas Ionization Detectors
• How to Use a Survey Meter
• Scintillation Detectors
• Neutron Dosimeters
• Thermoluminescent Dosimeters
• Diode Detectors
• MOSFET Detectors
• Determining Radiation Intensity
• The Importance of Standardized Radiation Measurement
• The Roentgen as a Unit of Exposure
• Kerma
• "Conventionalï" X-Ray Machine Calibrations
• Radiation Absorbed Dose
• The fmedium Factor
• Cavity Theory
• Dose Equivalent
• Why Use Higher Energy Beams?
• Disadvantages of Low-Energy Machines
• Penumbra Size
• Inability to Use Isocentric Techniques
• Advantages of Megavoltage over Orthovoltage Beams
• Skin Sparing
• Electron Equilibrium
• Disadvantages of Megavoltage
• Linear Accelerators
• Accelerator Guides
• Waveguides
• Power Sources
• Bending Magnets
• The Raw Electron Beam
• X-Ray Beam Production
• X-Ray Beam Flattening Filters
• Photon Beam Collimation
• Electron Beam Production
• Electron Scattering Foils
• Electron Beam Collimation
• Monitor Chambers for Photon and Electron Beams
• Helical Technology
• The Linear Accelerator Console: The Operator Interface
• Quality Assurance
• Other High-Energy Machines
• Cobalt-60 Machines (Radionuclide Teletherapy)
• Timer Error
• Penumbra
• Quality Assurance of Cobalt-60 Machines
• Cyclotrons
• Heavy Particle Therapy
• The Geometry of Photon Beams
• Similar Triangles
• Magnification
• Abutting Fields
• Non-Midplane Structures
• Perpendiculars
• Planes
• Simple Beam Arrangements
• Isocentricity
• Conventional Beam Blocking
• Multileaf Collimation
• IMRT
• Photon Beam Dosimetry
• Dose and Distance Terms
• Dose Fractionation
• Quantities Used in Treatment Calculations
• Backscatter Factor
• Output Factor
• Equivalent Square Fields
• Equipment Attenuation Factors
• Patient Attenuation Factors
• Depth Dose
• Tissue-Air Ratio (TAR)
• Tissue-Maximum Ratio (TMR)
• Isodose Curves
• Dose Profiles
• Moving Field Calculations
• Computers
• Electron Beam Dosimetry
• Electron Beam Interactions
• Electron Beam Characteristics
• Electron Beam Profiles
• Gaps and Abutting Fields
• Electron Dose Measurements
• Treatment Calculations
• Irregularly Shaped Fields
• Tissue Inhomogeneities
• Inverse Square Law
• Treatment Planning
• Tumor Targeting Vocabulary
• Aims of Treatment Planning
• What Treatment Planning Includes
• Patient Alignment Devices
• Patient Positioning Aids
• Body Contours
• Isodose Distributions
• Oblique Incidence Corrections to Isodose Distributions
• Isodose Summations
• Treatment Techniques
• Stationary or Fixed Beam Treatment
• Moving Fields Treatment
• Tissue Inhomogeneities
• Tissue Compensation
• Wedge Filters
• Standard Treatment Calculation
• Beam On Time Calculations (Timer Settings)
• Monitor Unit Calculations
• Clinical Applications in Treatment Planning
• More Field Nomenclature
• Mixed Beams
• Tangents
• Field Weighting
• Normalization
• Non-Coplanar Beams
• Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning
• Conformal Methods
• IMRT
• IGRT
• Gated Radiation Therapy
• Brachytherapy
• Introduction
• Radium
• Radium Substitutes
• Radioactive Sources
• Applicators
• Afterloading
• Single Plane, Double Plane, and Volume Implants
• Permanent Implants
• Implant Dosimetry
• Remote High-Intensity Afterloading
• Specific Implant Techniques
• Radiation Safety with Implants
• Radiation Safety
• Recommendations and Regulations
• Measurement of Occupational Radiation Dose
• Radiation Risk
• Maximum Permissible Dose Equivalents
• Personnel Monitoring
• Time, Distance, and Shielding
• Radioactive Materials
• Radiation-Producing Machines
• Signs
• Appendix 1: Signs and Symbols
• Appendix 3: Glossary
• Appendix 5: Dosimetry Tables
• Appendix 7: The Elements
• Periodic Table
• Index

The updated, second edition of the textbook Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology, originally published in 1996 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. The authors unify the principles of radiation therapy physics with the real world of clinical practice. A must for radiation therapists.