Practical radiotherapy : physics and equipment

Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. Practical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information.

Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice.

The early section of the book deals with the essential physics and mathematics of radiation beams with chapters on atomic and applied laws of physics, X-ray production, radiation dosimetry and X-ray interactions with matter.

Each of the key pieces of radiotherapy department equipment is described in detail and further sections embrace all aspects of the therapeutic radiographer’s work including: imaging systems, verification and immobilisation, legislation, radionuclide imaging and brachytherapy.

Based on the most up-to-date scientific information in radiotherapy, Pracatical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information.

This second edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy.

Features

• Covers the required core information in a single volume

• Reader-friendly style and format

• Self-assessment and further reading at the end of each chapter

• All of the contributors are well known teachers in the field

Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. The early section of the book deals with the essential physics and mathematics of radiation beams with chapters on atomic and applied laws of physics, X-ray production, radiation dosimetry and X-ray interactions with matter. Each of the key pieces of radiotherapy department equipment is described in detail and further sections embrace all aspects of the therapeutic radiographer's work including: imaging systems, verification and immobilisation, legislation, radionuclide imaging and brachytherapy. Based on the most up-to-date scientific information in radiotherapy, Pracatical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information. This second edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. Features • Covers the required core information in a single volume • Reader-friendly style and format • Self-assessment and further reading at the end of each chapter • All of the contributors are well known teachers in the field

asd rules......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 5 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 9 1. BASIC SKILLS FOR RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS......Page 10 2. X - RAY PRODUCTION......Page 25 3. RADIATION DOSIMETRY......Page 34 4. X - RAY INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER......Page 45 5. PRE - TREATMENT IMAGING......Page 57 6. SIMULATION EQUIPMENT......Page 92 7. IMMOBILISATION EQUIPMENT......Page 122 8. MEGAVOLTAGE EQUIPMENT......Page 140 9. KILOVOLTAGE EQUIPMENT......Page 158 10. TREATMENT PLANNING AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS......Page 170 11. METHODS OF BEAM DIRECTION......Page 205 12. ADVANCED TREATMENT DELIVERY......Page 213 13. TREATMENT VERIFICATION......Page 223 14. INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION PROTECTION......Page 237 15. USE OF RADIONUCLIDES IN IMAGING AND THERAPY......Page 248 16. SEALED SOURCES IN RADIOTHERAPY......Page 266 Appendix: SELF - TEST ANSWERS......Page 278 INDEX......Page 293 Basic skills for radiotherapy physics / Elaine Ryan X-ray production / Elaine Ryan Radiation dosimetry / Jan Chianese and Fiona Chamberlain X-ray interactions with matter / Kathryn Cooke Pre-treatment imaging / Caroline Wright, Katheryn Churcher, and Jonathan McConnell Simulation equipment / Alan Needham Immobilisation equipment / Helen and Nick White Megavoltage equipment / David Flinton and Elizabeth Miles Kilovoltage equipment / David Flinton Treatment planning / John Conway and Christopher Bragg Methods of beam direction / Anne Jessop Advanced treatment delivery / Pete Bridge Treatment verification / Cath Holborn Introduction to radiation protection / Pete Bridge Use of radionuclides in imaging / David Duncan Brachytherapy physics and equipment / Bruce Thomadsen.