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Proton Therapy and Radiosurgery
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Hans Breuer Berend J. Smit

Proton Therapy and Radiosurgery

Hans Breuer,  Berend J. Smit

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English
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
16 December 1999
Radiotherapy; Radiology; Surgery
The subject of the book is the medical application of high energy proton beams, emphasising the practical applications, indications, radiobiology and physics, including dosimetry and three dimensional planning. The detailed methods of patient immobilisation, data collection for planning and the execution of plans will be presented. This will supply ""hands on"" type of information that will enable any qualified radiotherapist to treat a patient with confidence. The radiobiology of large fractions will also be explained in detail. The special features will include conversion tables to equivalent values for multiple dose increments (""frations"") from single dose values, photos and drawings of immobilisation techniques, tissue density values. The main benefit the reader will get is an in depth, practical text, covering all aspects of proton therapy.
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Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication:   Germany
Edition:   2000 ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   1.350kg
ISBN:   9783540641001
ISBN 10:   3540641009
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
I Radiation Physics.- A General Aspects.- B Basics.- C Interaction of Protons with Matter.- D Modifying the Proton Beam.- E Conformal Proton Radiotherapy Planning.- II Proton Therapy and Radiotherapy.- F General Aspects of Proton Therapy.- G The Rationale for Proton Therapy.- H Radiobiology.- I. Dose-Volume Relationships in Proton Therapy and Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations, Skull Base Meningiomas and Recurrent Malignant Gliomas.- J Low Energy Proton Beam Therapy for Eye Lesions.- K High Energy Proton Therapy for Tumours in Body Sites other than the Brain.- L Radio surgical Applications of Protons and Photons.- M The Complications of Single Large Intracranial Doses of Radiation and their Management.- N Alternatives to Proton Therapy for Radiosurgery.- O Costs of Proton Therapy and Radiosurgery.- P Appendix.

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