Advances in Accelerators and Medical Physics provides in-depth, comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in X-ray therapy, electron beam therapy, particle therapy, BNCT, RI diagnosis and therapy. Each section of the book presents the current state of the field, details about safety and education, and future trends in advanced research. This book will serve as a key resource for researchers and students to find all information on cancer radiotherapy techniques and methods. Heavy ion radiotherapy used for cancer treatment involves the acceleration of carbon ions to 70% of the speed of light to deliver radiation to cancer cells and cause cell death. This therapy is also expected to be effective in cancers that are difficult to treat or do not respond to conventional treatments. Furthermore, this therapy is associated with several advantages such as shorter treatment duration and fewer side effects. Offers a deep dive into the fundamental accelerator and medical physics techniques and technologies used in cancer radiotherapy Considers the updated status of hospitals and clinical facilities, safety, education and future research trends Covers advanced research and development of X-ray therapy, electron beam therapy and particle therapy INDICE: Section I: X ray therapy, Electron beam therapy 1. Electron accelerator, Beam irradiation system 2. FLASH therapy system 3. Irradiation method and Therapy method 4. Immobilizing and Positioning patients 5. Respiratory motion management 6. Treatment planning 7. Dosimetric verification 8. Other techniques Section II: Particle therapy 9. Proton cyclotron accelerator, Line scanning irradiation system 10. Proton synchrotron accelerator, Spot scanning irradiation system 11. Carbon-ion synchrotron accelerator, Raster scanning irradiation system 12. Variable energy cyclotron accelerator 13. Superconducting synchrotron accelerator, Laser particle accelerator 14. Irradiation method and Therapy method 15. Immobilizing and Positioning patients, Respiratory motion management 16. Treatment planning 17. Dosimetric verification 18. Particle radiation protection Section III: BNCT 19. Principle and Current status 20. Proton linac accelerator and Li target system 21. Proton linac accelerator and Be target system 22. Proton cyclotron accelerator and Be target system 23. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Head and Neck) 24. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Brain) 25. Therapy method, Irradiation method and Immobilizing and Positioning patients (Skin) 26. Treatment planning 27. Dosimetric verification 28. Future works Section IV: RI Diagnosis and Therapy 29. Electron linac accelerator, RI pharmaceutical synthesizer 30. Proton cyclotron accelerator, RI pharmaceutical synthesizer 31. Dosimetric verification 32. Novel RI pharmaceutical synthesizer
- ISBN: 978-0-323-99191-9
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 250
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2022
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés