Proton Therapy: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes

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As proton therapy treatment centers become smaller and more cost-effective, education and training for todayâs multi-disciplinary oncology teams are more important than ever before. This state-of-the-art referenceÂ brings you fully up to date with all aspects of proton therapy, withÂ guidance you can trust from MD Anderson Cancer Center, the largest and most experienced proton therapy center in the world. Led by Drs. Steven J. Frank and X. Ronald Zhu,Â Proton TherapyÂ provides a unique opportunity to benefit from the unsurpassed knowledge and expertise of an esteemed team of leaders in the field.

Table Of Contents:

SECTION 1:Â INTRODUCTION

1. Principles of Radiobiology

2. Principles of Proton Beam Therapy
SECTION 2:Â PHYSICS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

3. Clinical Commissioning of Pencil Beam Scanning for Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy

4. Immobilization and Simulation

5. Principles of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Treatment Planning

6. Physics Quality Assurance

7. Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Patient Treatments
SECTION 3:Â DISEASE SITES

8. Proton Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

9. Adult Central Nervous System Tumors

10. Gastrointestinal

11. Proton Therapy for Gynecologic Malignancies

12. Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer

13. Head and Neck

14. Proton Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies

15. Pediatric Considerations for Proton Therapy

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ISBN: 9780323733496
Authors: Steven J Frank, X. Ronald Zhu, Steven J Frank MD FACR, X. Ronald Zhu PhD
Language: en
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 24.13 × 16.51 × 1.91
Weight: 540gr

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