Goitein, Michael.

Radiation oncology : a physicist's-eye view / Michael Goitein. - New York : Springer, c2008. - xi, 330 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering .

"AIP Press"--p. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-321) and index.

Radiation in the treatment of cancer -- Uncertainty -- Mapping anatomy -- Designing a treatment beam -- Biology matters -- Designing a treatment plan -- Motion management -- Planning manually -- IMRT and optimization -- Proton therapy in water -- Proton therapy in the patient -- Quality assurance -- Confidence.

9780387726441 (hbk.) 9780387726458 (ebook) 0387726446 (hbk.)


Cancer--Radiotherapy.
Medical physics.
Health Physics.
Neoplasms--radiotherapy.
Radiation Oncology--methods.

RC271.R3 / G65 2008

616.9940642 / GMR