Main description:

This new book educates readers about new technologies before they appear in hospitals, enabling medical physicists and clinicians to prepare for new technologies thoroughly and proactively, and provide better patient care once new equipment becomes available. Emerging technologies in imaging, treatment planning, treatment delivery, dosimetry and informatics are all discussed. The book is divided into three parts: recently developed technologies available for practice; technologies under development nearing completion; and technologies in an early stage of development that could have potential radiotherapy applications.

Features:

Introduces emerging technologies in imaging, treatment planning, treatment delivery, dosimetry and informatics

The advantages and limitations of each technology in clinical settings are discussed, and recommendations on how to adopt the technologies are provided

Critiques and improvement points are provided for researchers, in addition to suggestions on how to prepare quality assurance are provided as needed

Contents:

Chapter 1 Recent Advances in Computed Tomography Chapter 2 Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Radiation Oncology Chapter 3 Biological Imaging and Radiobiological Modeling for Treatment Planning and Response Assessment in Radiation Therapy Chapter 4 Multimodality Imaging for Planning and Assessment in Radiation Therapy Chapter 5 Advances in Computing Infrastructure Chapter 6 Advances in Inverse Planning Algorithm and Strategy Chapter 7 Advances in Patient Setup and Target Localization Chapter 8 Progress in Magnetic Resonance-guided Radiotherapy (MR-gRT) Unit Developments Chapter 9 Advances in Charged Particle Therapy Machines Chapter 10 Nonconventional Therapy Chapter 11 New Dosimetry Materials, Devices, and Systems Chapter 12 Safety Aspects, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, and Safety Enhancement Technologies Chapter 13 Informatics as a Pathway for Integrating Radiation Oncology into Modern Medicine Chapter 14 Big Data Applications in Radiation Oncology