By Steven J Frank, MD, FACR and X. Ronald Zhu, PhD
Copyright Year
2021
Edition Number
1
Format
Book
Trim
229 x 152 (6 x 9)
Imprint
Elsevier
Page Count
272
Publication Date
7 May 2020
Stock Status
IN STOCK
Book Description
As proton therapy treatment centers become smaller and more cost-effective education and training for today?s multi-disciplinary oncology teams are more important than ever before. This state-of-the-art reference brings you fully up to date with all aspects of proton therapy with 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 Proton Therapy provides a unique opportunity to benefit from the unsurpassed knowledge and expertise of an esteemed team of leaders in the field.
Key Features
Covers all cancers for which proton therapy is used most often
, including prostate, head and neck, pediatrics, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, sarcomas, lungs, breast, lymphomas, and gynecologic cancers.
Provides up-to-date information on radiobiology, treatment planning and quality assurance, indications for proton therapy, management approaches, and outcomes after proton therapy by disease site.
Discusses technologic advances such as spot scanning and treatment planning systems for the management of solid tumors; radiobiology of proton therapy, including DNA damage and repair mechanisms and acute and late effects on normal tissues; and multifield optimized intensity-modulated proton therapy (MFO-IMPT) for optimizing the distribution of linear energy transfer (LET) of proton beams within target volumes and away from critical normal structures.
Includes a special section on head and neck cases in the e-book that photographically illustrates the full cycle of proton therapy care.
Enhanced
eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By Steven J Frank, MD, FACR, Professor of Radiation Oncology
Executive Director, Particle Therapy Institute
Deputy Division Head, Strategic Programs
The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas and X. Ronald Zhu, PhD, Professor
Proton Therapy Center Physics Director
Division of Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Book Contents
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Principles of Radiobiology 2. Principles of Proton Beam Therapy SECTION 2: 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: 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
