Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy William G. Rule Sheena Jain Thomas P. Boike Introduction Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) involves the precise delivery of ablative doses of focused radiation utilizing unique…
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Guang Li Gig S. Mageras Lei Dong Radhe Mohan Introduction Most modern radiation therapy of cancer involves noninvasive targeting of localized disease and conformal avoidance of nontarget…
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Arthur L. Boyer Gary A. Ezzell Cedric X. Yu Introduction The treatment techniques that are collectively known as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) compose a broad class in…
Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy Karl L. Prado George Starkschall Radhe Mohan Introduction The goal of radiation therapy is to irradiate tumor-bearing tissues while sparing normal structures. Specifically, we would like…
Treatment Planning Algorithms: Proton Therapy Hanne M. Kooy Benjamin M. Clasie Introduction A clinical dose computation algorithm, a “dose algorithm,” must satisfy requirements such as clinical accuracy in the patient,…
Treatment Planning Algorithms: Brachytherapy Kenneth J. Weeks Introduction Brachytherapy involves the treatment of cancer using the photon, electron, and positron emissions from radioisotopes. Brachytherapy was developed using naturally occurring radioisotopes…
Commissioning and Quality Assurance Jacob Van Dyk Introduction Quality assurance (QA) is “all those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or a service will…
Treatment Planning Algorithms: Electron Beams Faiz M. Khan Most commercial treatment planning systems incorporate electron beam planning programs. However, not all programs have comparable accuracy or limitations. In general, the…
Treatment Planning Algorithms: Model-Based Photon Dose Calculations Thomas R. Mackie Hui Helen Liu Edwin C. McCullough Introduction This chapter takes a different approach to photon dose calculations in radiotherapy. There…
Patient Positioning and Immobilization Lawrence E. Reinstein Matthew B. Podgorsak Introduction The primary goal of radiotherapy is the delivery of a prescribed radiation dose to a predefined target volume, either…
