Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Physical and Clinical Aspects

A landmark publication, presenting a detailed account of the underlying physics, design, and implementation of the techniques, along with practical guidance for practitioners.

Modern brachytherapy is one of the most important oncological treatment modalities requiring an integrated approach that utilizes new technologies, advanced clinical imaging facilities, and a thorough understanding of the radiobiological effects on different tissues, the principles of physics, dosimetry techniques and protocols, and clinical expertise.

Bridging the gap between research and application, this single source brings together the technological basis, radiation dosimetry, quality assurance, and fundamentals of brachytherapy. In addition, it presents discussion of the most recent clinical practice in brachytherapy including prostate, gynecology, breast, and other clinical treatment sites. Along with exploring new clinical protocols, it discusses major advances in imaging, robotics, dosimetry, Monte Carlo-based dose calculation, and optimization.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CRC Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Venselaar, Jack; Meigooni, Ali S.; Baltas, Dimos; Hoskin, Peter

ISBN:

978-1-43-984499-1

Specialty:

• Internal Medicine
• Oncology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

535

Publication Year:

2012