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005 20120306130042.0
008 110906s2012 flu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2011033309
020 $a9781439836446 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
060 10 $aWN 250.5.R2
082 00 $a615.8/42$223
245 00 $aProton therapy physics /$cedited by Harald Paganetti.
260 $aBoca Raton :$bTaylor & Francis,$c2012.
300 $ap. ;$ccm.
490 1 $aSeries in medical physics and biomedical engineering ;$v20
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"Compared to x-ray-based radiotherapeutic modalities, proton therapy provides greater 3D localization, higher beam doses, access to deeper tumors, and less damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Though over fifty years old, it is now coming to the forefront of cancer treatment with greater understanding of the biophysics and better treatment and patient outcomes. This text presents an overview of proton therapy that addresses all key topics including, biophysics, accelerators, hardware, beam delivery, treatment planning, dose calculation, quality assurance, and precision. Features (1) Provides an overview of proton therapy; (2) Covers beam delivery using passive scattering and magnetic beam scanning; (3) Details the physics of treatment planning for homogenous fields and intensity-modulated fields; and (4) Discusses precision and uncertainties for both moving and non-moving targets"--Provided by publisher.
650 12 $aRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted.
650 12 $aRadiotherapy, Conformal.
650 22 $aNeoplasms$xradiotherapy.
650 22 $aProtons$xtherapeutic use.
700 1 $aPaganetti, Harald.
830 0 $aSeries in medical physics and biomedical engineering ;$v20.
988 $a20120306
906 $0OCLC