Strategies for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning [Paperback]

This is a high quality book with directions and guidelines on how to generate valid treatment plans in the modern era of radiation oncology. It is very useful for any student (dosimetry, therapy, physicist, or physician) who is entering a practical treatment planning rotation&It is written as a companion to theHandbook of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition,Videtic et al. (Demos Medical Publishing, 2015), and pairs very well with it.

Score: 88, 3 Stars, Doodys Medical Reviews

Comparing with earlier published books about radiotherapy treatment planning, which are prone to the pedagogical side as textbooks, this new book serves an unmet need as a pocket-sized book with details and up to date information for users quick resource for treatment planning knowledge& Strategies for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning is a handy and essential reference for modern treatment planning. It is therefore recommended as a valuable book for the bookshelf and pocket of everyone involved in radiotherapy treatment planning.

-- Dr. Chengyu Shi of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center forJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physicspublished by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Strategies for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planningprovides radiation oncologists, physicists, and dosimetrists with a step-by-step guide to implementing external beam treatment plans that meet clinical requirements for each major disease site. As a companion book to theHandbook of Treatment Planning in Radiation OncologySecond Edition, this book focuses on the technical aspects of treatment planning and the major challenges in creating highly conformal dose distributions, referenced to as treatment plans, for external beam radiotherapy. To overcome challenges associated with each step, leading experts at the Cleveland Clinic have consolidated their knowledge and experience of treatment pla