03269nam a2200373Ia 4500 TAF0KE16212PDF FlBoTFG 20171224123924.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||| 130918s2013 fluadf ob 001 0 eng d 9781466507944 (ebook : PDF) FlBoTFG FlBoTFG T57.64 .M66 2013 615.842 M772 Monte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy [electronic resource] / edited by Joao Seco, Frank Verhaegen. Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2013. xvi, 318 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Monte Carlo fundamentals -- pt. 2. Application of Monte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy. "Preface Monte Carlo simulation techniques made a slow entry in the field of radiotherapy in the late seventies. Since then they have gained enormous popularity, judging by the number of papers published and PhD degrees obtained on the topic. Calculation power has always been an issue, so initially only simple problems could be addressed. They led to insights, though, that could not have been obtained by any other method. Recently, fast forwarding some thirty years, Monte Carlo-based treatment planning tools have now begun to be available from some commercial treatment planning vendors, and it can be anticipated that a complete transition to Monte Carlo-based dose calculation methods may take place over the next decade. The progress of image-guided radiotherapy further advances the need for Monte Carlo simulations, in order to better understand and compute radiation dose from imaging devices and make full use of the four-dimensional information now available. Exciting new developments in in-beam imaging in light ion beams are now also being investigated vigorously. Many new discoveries await the use of Monte Carlo technique in radiotherapy in the coming decades. The book addresses the application of the Monte Carlo particle transport simulation technique in radiation therapy, mostly focusing on external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. It includes a presentation of the mathematical and technical aspects of the technique in particle transport simulations. It gives practical guidance relevant for clinical use in radiation therapy, discussing modeling of medical linacs and other irradiation devices, issues speci?c to electron, photon, proton/particle beams, and brachytherapy, utilization in the optimization of treatment planning, radiation dosimetry"--Provided by publisher. Also available in print format. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Monte Carlo method. Radiation Measurement. Radiotherapy. Electronic books. lcsh Seco, Joao. Verhaegen, Frank. 9781466507920 (hardback : alk. paper) Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy. http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781466507944 application/PDF Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access. 16038 16038