Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics provides in-depth, comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in X-ray therapy, electron beam therapy, particle therapy, BNCT, RI diagnosis and therapy. Each section of the book presents the current state of the field, details about safety and education, and future trends in advanced research. This book will serve as a key resource for researchers and students to find all information on cancer radiotherapy techniques and methods.
Heavy ion radiotherapy used for cancer treatment involves the acceleration of carbon ions to 70% of the speed of light to deliver radiation to cancer cells and cause cell death. This therapy is also expected to be effective in cancers that are difficult to treat or do not respond to conventional treatments. Furthermore, this therapy is associated with several advantages such as shorter treatment duration and fewer side effects.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword by Masao Kuriki - p. xvii 8. Foreword by Shigekazu Fukuda - p. xviii 9. Section A: X-ray therapy and electron beam therapy - p. xviii 10. Chapter One. Electron accelerator and beam irradiation system - p. 3 11. Chapter Two. External beam radiation therapy - p. 23 12. Chapter Three. Immobilization and patient positioning - p. 33 13. Chapter Four. Respiratory motion management - p. 41 14. Chapter Five. Radiation treatment planning (photon and electron beam therapy) - p. 53 15. Chapter Six. Dosimetric verification - p. 61 16. Chapter Seven. Adaptive radiotherapy - p. 72 17. Section B: Particle therapy - p. 80 18. Chapter Eight. Proton cyclotron accelerator and line scanning irradiation system - p. 85 19. Chapter Nine. Proton synchrotron accelerator and spot scanning irradiation system - p. 97 20. Chapter Ten. Carbon-ion synchrotron accelerator and raster scanning irradiation system - p. 112 21. Chapter Eleven. Quantum scalpel - p. 129 22. Chapter Twelve. Irradiation and therapy methods - p. 139 23. Chapter Thirteen. Management of patient position and respiratory motion - p. 149 24. Chapter Fourteen. Treatment planning - p. 163 25. Chapter Fifteen. Dosimetric verification - p. 179 26. Chapter Sixteen. Radiation protection - p. 185 27. Section C: Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) - p. 192 28. Chapter Seventeen. Principle and current status - p. 195 29. Chapter Eighteen. Proton linear accelerator and lithium target system - p. 199 30. Chapter Nineteen. Proton linear accelerator and beryllium target system - p. 211 31. Chapter Twenty. Proton cyclotron accelerator and beryllium target system - p. 225 32. Chapter Twenty-One. Irradiation method and the immobilization and positioning of patients (head and neck) - p. 235 33. Chapter Twenty-Two. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning of patients (brain) - p. 245 34. Chapter Twenty-Three. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning (skin) - p. 251 35. Chapter Twenty-Four. Treatment planning - p. 257 36. Chapter Twenty-Five. Dosimetric verification - p. 267 37. Chapter Twenty-Six. Future works - p. 275 38. Section D: Molecular imaging and therapy - p. 277 39. Chapter Twenty-Seven. Electron linear accelerator for medical radionuclide production - p. 281 40. Chapter Twenty-Eight. Cyclotron accelerators for the production of medical radionuclides - p. 299 41. Chapter Twenty-Nine. Dosimetry in therapy using radiopharmaceuticals - p. 315 42. Section E: Novel technologies - p. 325 43. Chapter Thirty. FLASH radiotherapy - p. 329 44. Chapter Thirty-One. Laser-driven ion accelerator - p. 343 45. Index - p. 353
Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics provides in-depth, comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in X-ray therapy, electron beam therapy, particle therapy, BNCT, RI diagnosis and therapy. Each section of the book presents the current state of the field, details about safety and education, and future trends in advanced research. This book will serve as a key resource for researchers and students to find all information on cancer radiotherapy techniques and methods.
Heavy ion radiotherapy used for cancer treatment involves the acceleration of carbon ions to 70% of the speed of light to deliver radiation to cancer cells and cause cell death. This therapy is also expected to be effective in cancers that are difficult to treat or do not respond to conventional treatments. Furthermore, this therapy is associated with several advantages such as shorter treatment duration and fewer side effects.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Foreword by Masao Kuriki - p. xvii 8. Foreword by Shigekazu Fukuda - p. xviii 9. Section A: X-ray therapy and electron beam therapy - p. xviii 10. Chapter One. Electron accelerator and beam irradiation system - p. 3 11. Chapter Two. External beam radiation therapy - p. 23 12. Chapter Three. Immobilization and patient positioning - p. 33 13. Chapter Four. Respiratory motion management - p. 41 14. Chapter Five. Radiation treatment planning (photon and electron beam therapy) - p. 53 15. Chapter Six. Dosimetric verification - p. 61 16. Chapter Seven. Adaptive radiotherapy - p. 72 17. Section B: Particle therapy - p. 80 18. Chapter Eight. Proton cyclotron accelerator and line scanning irradiation system - p. 85 19. Chapter Nine. Proton synchrotron accelerator and spot scanning irradiation system - p. 97 20. Chapter Ten. Carbon-ion synchrotron accelerator and raster scanning irradiation system - p. 112 21. Chapter Eleven. Quantum scalpel - p. 129 22. Chapter Twelve. Irradiation and therapy methods - p. 139 23. Chapter Thirteen. Management of patient position and respiratory motion - p. 149 24. Chapter Fourteen. Treatment planning - p. 163 25. Chapter Fifteen. Dosimetric verification - p. 179 26. Chapter Sixteen. Radiation protection - p. 185 27. Section C: Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) - p. 192 28. Chapter Seventeen. Principle and current status - p. 195 29. Chapter Eighteen. Proton linear accelerator and lithium target system - p. 199 30. Chapter Nineteen. Proton linear accelerator and beryllium target system - p. 211 31. Chapter Twenty. Proton cyclotron accelerator and beryllium target system - p. 225 32. Chapter Twenty-One. Irradiation method and the immobilization and positioning of patients (head and neck) - p. 235 33. Chapter Twenty-Two. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning of patients (brain) - p. 245 34. Chapter Twenty-Three. Therapy method, irradiation method, and immobilization and positioning (skin) - p. 251 35. Chapter Twenty-Four. Treatment planning - p. 257 36. Chapter Twenty-Five. Dosimetric verification - p. 267 37. Chapter Twenty-Six. Future works - p. 275 38. Section D: Molecular imaging and therapy - p. 277 39. Chapter Twenty-Seven. Electron linear accelerator for medical radionuclide production - p. 281 40. Chapter Twenty-Eight. Cyclotron accelerators for the production of medical radionuclides - p. 299 41. Chapter Twenty-Nine. Dosimetry in therapy using radiopharmaceuticals - p. 315 42. Section E: Novel technologies - p. 325 43. Chapter Thirty. FLASH radiotherapy - p. 329 44. Chapter Thirty-One. Laser-driven ion accelerator - p. 343 45. Index - p. 353
