Clinical Radiotherapy Physics with MATLAB: A Problem-Solving Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367571481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 244 str.

Pavel Dvorak

Opis

The first MATLAB® programming book written specifically for clinical radiotherapy medical physicists and medical physics trainees, this much-needed book teaches users how to create their own clinical applications using MATLAB®, as a complement to commercial software particularly when the latter does not cover specific local clinical needs.

Spis treści

1. MATLAB essentials and principles of simple programming. 2. Radiotherapy physics related data types & basic operations. 3. Reconstructing basic DICOM RT data 4. Modifying DICOM data in radiotherapy. 5. Simple 3D plan sum using rigid registration. 6. Handling regions and volumes of interest in radiotherapy. 7. Three-dimensional dose calculation in radiotherapy. 8. Semi-automated measurement of linac major mechanical parameters. 9. Comparing dose distributions: the gamma method. 10. Example of accessory modeling in radiotherapy

O autorze

Pavel Dvorak is a medical physicist with several years’ experience in managerial clinical positions. Within medical physics, he has worked in education, research, and clinical practice in public and private health institutions in the Czech Republic, Austria, and the United Kingdom. His speciality is implementing novel techniques and technologies, creating and managing efficient workflows, and problem solving in radiotherapy.