Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics

ISBN-13: 9780323991919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Toshiyuki Shirai; Teiji Nishio

Spis treści

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