Part A Fundamentals Chapter 1 Structure of Matter Jean Chavaudra Chapter 2 Radioactivity Jean Chavaudra Chapter 3 Interactions of Charged Particles with Matter Alan Nahum Chapter 4 Interactions of Uncharged Particles with Matter David R. Dance, Jean-Claude Rosenwald, and Gudrun Alm Carlsson Chapter 5 Principles and Basic Concepts in Radiation Dosimetry Alan Nahum References Part B Radiobiology Chapter 6 Radiobiology of Tumours Gordon Steel, Catharine West, and Alan Nahum Chapter 7 Radiobiology of Normal Tissues Gordon Steel and Catharine West Chapter 8 Dose Fractionation in Radiotherapy Gordon Steel, Catharine West, and Alan Nahum References Part C Equipment Chapter 9 Equipment for Patient Data Acquisition Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 10 Kilovoltage X-Ray Units Tony Greener and David Eaton Chapter 11 Traditional Linear Accelerators Hamish Porter Chapter 12 Machines with Radionuclide Sources John Saunders, Lee Walton, and Katharine Hunt Chapter 13 In-Room Imaging Devices Used for Treatment Cephas Mubata Chapter 14 CyberKnife, TomoTherapy and MR-Guided Linear Accelerators Thomas Lacornerie, Albert Lisbona, and Andrew W. Beavis Chapter 15 Accelerators for Protons and Other Heavy Charged Particles Alejandro Mazal and Annalisa Patriarca References Part D Dose Measurement Chapter 16 Ionisation Chambers Bryan Muir and Alan Nahum Chapter 17 Solid-State Dose Measuring Devices Ginette Marinello Chapter 18 Two-dimensional and Three-dimensional Dosimetry Mark Oldham, Devon Godfrey, Titania Juang, and Andrew Thomas Chapter 19 Reference Dose Determination under Reference Conditions Alan Nahum and Bryan Muir Chapter 20 Relative Dose Measurements Ivan Rosenberg References Part E Clinical Beams Chapter 21 The Framework Relating Measurements to Calculation of Delivered Dose Philip Mayles Chapter 22 Kilovoltage X-Ray Beams Philip Mayles Chapter 23 High-Energy Photon Beams Philip Mayles Chapter 24 Electron Beams David Thwaites and Alan McKenzie Chapter 25 Proton and Other Heavy Charged-Particle Beams Alejandro Mazal and Ludovic de Marzi References Part F Patient Dose Calculation Methods Chapter 26 Parameters and Methodology for Point Dose Calculation in Photon Beams Ivan Rosenberg and Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 27 Framework for Computation of Patient Dose Distribution Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 28 Photon Beams: Broad-Beam and Superposition Methods Jean-Claude Rosenwald, Ivan Rosenberg, and Glyn Shentall Chapter 29 Charged-Particle Beams: The Pencil-Beam Approach Alan Nahum Chapter 30 Monte-Carlo and Grid-Based-Deterministic Models for Patient Dose Computation Alan Nahum and Jean-Claude Rosenwald References VOLUME 2 Preface to the Second Edition The Editors List of Contributors to the Second Edition Part G Treatment Planning Chapter 31 Target and Organ at Risk Definition - Dose Prescription and Reporting Anthony Neal and Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 32 Computed Tomography Imaging in Radiotherapy Nathalie Fournier-Bidoz Chapter 33 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Treatment Planning Vincent S. Khoo Chapter 34 Radionuclide Imaging in Treatment Planning Yolande Petegnief Chapter 35 Image Registration, Segmentation and Virtual Simulation Vibeke Nordmark Hansen and Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 36 Photon-Beam Forward Planning Techniques Peter Childs and Christine Lord Chapter 37 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Inverse Planning Helen Mayles, John Fenwick, and Steve Webb Chapter 38 Electron-Beam Treatment Planning Techniques Alan McKenzie and David Thwaites (Updated by Philip Mayles) Chapter 39 Proton-Beam Treatment Planning Techniques Francesca Albertini, Alessandra Bolsi, and Juliane Daartz Chapter 40 Intracranial and Body Stereotactic Radiotherapy Jim Warrington and Vivian Cosgrove Chapter 41 Total Body Irradiation Philip Mayles Chapter 42 Total Skin Electron Irradiation David Thwaites and Alan McKenzie (Updated by Philip Mayles) Chapter 43 Dose Evaluation of Treatment Plans Margaret Bidmead and Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 44 Radiobiological Evaluation and Optimisation of Treatment Plans Alan Nahum and Eva Onjukka References Part H Quality Assurance Chapter 45 Quality and Safety Management Philip Mayles, David Thwaites, and Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 46 Quality Control of High-Energy External Beams Edwin Aird, Philip Mayles, and Cephas Mubata Chapter 47 Quality Assurance of the Treatment Planning Process Jean-Claude Rosenwald Chapter 48 Quality Assurance of Treatment Delivery Margaret Bidmead, Nathalie Fournier-Bidoz, Ginette Marinello, Jean-Claude Rosenwald, Helen Mayles Chapter 49 Data Communication with DICOM John Sage, John N.H. Brunt and Philip Mayles References Part I Brachytherapy Chapter 50 Brachytherapy Clinical Introduction Peter Hoskin Chapter 51 Calibration and Quality Assurance of Sources Colin H. Jones and Chris D. Lee Chapter 52 Afterloading Equipment for Brachytherapy Margaret Bidmead Chapter 53 Dose Calculation for Brachytherapy Sources Philip Mayles Chapter 54 Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Margaret Bidmead, Dorothy Ingham, Peter Bownes and Chris D.
Lee Chapter 55 Radiobiology of Brachytherapy Roger Dale References Part J Therapy with Unsealed Sources Chapter 56 Radionuclide Selection for Targeted Molecular Radiotherapy Caroline Stokke Chapter 57 Targeted Molecular Radiotherapy - Clinical Considerations and Dosimetry Glenn Flux and Alan Nahum References Part K Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy Chapter 58 Theoretical Background to Radiation Protection Mike Rosenbloom and Philip Mayles Chapter 59 Radiation Protection Regulation Mike Rosenbloom and Philip Mayles Chapter 60 Radiation Protection of Staff and the Public Mike Rosenbloom and Philip Mayles Chapter 61 Radiation Protection of the Patient Philip Mayles and Uwe Schneider Appendix K1: A Regulatory Framework (UK example Philip Mayles Appendix K2: Example Wall Thickness Calculations Philip Mayles Appendix K3: Example Local Rules for Handling Radioactive Sources Mike Rosenbloom and Philip Mayles References Part L Data Tables Tables L1 Physical Constants and Useful Data Tables L2 Charged Particle Stopping Power and Range Tables L3 Photon Interaction Coefficients Tables L4 Typical Megavoltage Photon Beam Data.