ONCOLOGY
Ionizing Radiation
3 IONIZING RADIATION ZHILEI LIU SHEN AND TOUFIK DJEMIL 3.1 PHOTON INTERACTIONS 3.2 PARTICLE INTERACTIONS 3.1 PHOTON INTERACTIONS Question 1 What are the five major types of photon interactions with matter? Question…
Image Guidance
14 IMAGE GUIDANCE ERIC TISCHLER AND LAMA MUHIEDDINE MOSSOLLY Question 1 What is IGRT and why is it used? Question 2 What is the difference between accuracy and precision?…
Brachytherapy
8 BRACHYTHERAPY MARIA RYBAK, NEIL WOODY, AND ALLAN WILKINSON 8.1 BRACHYTHERAPY 8.2 LOW-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY 8.3 HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY 8.1 BRACHYTHERAPY Question 1 What is brachytherapy? Question 2 What are the types of brachytherapy? …
Electron Treatment
7 ELECTRON TREATMENT MATTHEW VOSSLER AND ANTHONY MASTROIANNI Question 1 How do electrons lose energy in a medium? Question 2 What is the practical range Rp for electrons? …
Radiation Safety and Regulations
12 RADIATION SAFETY AND REGULATIONS MIKE STRONGOSKY AND HENRY BLAIR 12.1 RULES AND REGULATIONS 12.2 SHIELDING 12.1 RULES AND REGULATIONS Question 1 What is the frequency for inventory and survey for a radioactive…
Specialized Treatment
10 SPECIALIZED TREATMENT YVONNE PHAM AND GENNADY NEYMAN 10.1 STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY 10.2 TOTAL BODY AND TOTAL SKIN IRRADIATION 10.3 PARTICLE THERAPY 10.4 HYPERTHERMIA 10.1 STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY Question 1 What is the mechanical tolerance for the…
Advanced Treatment Techniques
9 ADVANCED TREATMENT TECHNIQUES ANTHONY MAGNELLI, TINGLIANG ZHUANG, AND TOUFIK DJEMIL 9.1 INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY 9.2 STEREOTACTIC RADIATION THERAPY 9.3 RESPIRATORY MANAGEMENT 9.4 COMPUTING 9.1 INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY Question 1 What are the…
Pathology of Melanocytic Skin Tumors
A. Melanocytic nevi E. Atypical melanocytic tumors 1. Lentigo simplex 1. Atypical Spitz/Reed tumors 2. Junctional, compound, and dermal nevus F. Atypical dermal melanocytosis 3. Congenital nevi 1. Pigmented epithelioid…
Skin Cancer Surgery
Fig. 22.1 Relaxed skin tension lines and biopsy notes In the end, the surgeon must keep in mind, during planning of the surgical technique chosen, the respect of the integrity…
