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Physics for Clinical Oncology

Edited by Amen Sibtain, Andrew Morgan, and Niall MacDougall

Abstract

Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for malignant disease, with over 50% of patients receiving radiotherapy at some point in their treatment. The physics behind the administration of radiotherapy is essential to an understanding of how the treatment works, and therefore ensuring optimum practice. However, most oncologists will have been taught little physics since school. This resource is specifically for the oncology and radiation team. It begins with basic concepts and then explores the principles and practice of physics as it relates to radiotherapy, including discussion of specific types of therapy. It is mapped against the FRCR curriculum to serve as essential reading for the trainee oncologist and the wider radiotherapy team.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Jan 2012

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199573356

Published online:: Nov 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199573356.001.0001

Authors

Amen Sibtain, editor Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Department of Radiotherapy/Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

Andrew Morgan, editor Head of Radiotherapy Physics, The Beacon Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, UK

Niall MacDougall, editor Radiotherapy Physics Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

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Front Matter
Chapter 1 IntroductionA Sibtain, A Morgan and N MacDougall
Chapter 2 Basic physics essentials for the radiation oncologistA Sibtain, A Morgan and N MacDougall
Chapter 3 The life of a photonA Sibtain, A Morgan and N MacDougall
Chapter 4 Electrons, protons and neutronsA Morgan
Chapter 5 Putting the IT in RTN MacDougalland A Morgan
Chapter 6 Principles of imaging for radiotherapyV Khoo and N Van As
Chapter 7 Radiation dosimetryT Greener and J Byrne
Chapter 8 X-ray beam physicsR Mackay and A Hounsell
Chapter 9 Electron beam physicsG Pitchford and A Nisbet
Chapter 10 Radiotherapy treatment planningN MacDougall, C Nalder and A Morgan
Chapter 11 Beam therapy equipmentS J Colligan and J Mills
Chapter 12 BrachytherapyP Bownes,C Richardson and C Lee
Chapter 13 Radioactive sourcesC Richardson, G Workman and P Bownes
Chapter 14 Unsealed sources for therapyS J Chittenden,G Flux, and B Pratt
Chapter 15 Radiation protectionC Taylor,M Waller and P Bownes
Chapter 16 Quality assurance in radiotherapyT Jordan and E Aird
End Matter
- Further reading
- Index

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