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Monte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy (Record no. 82645)

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control field 1466507926
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1466507926
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Seco, Joao
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Monte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Boca Raton :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. CRC/Taylor & Francis
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent p. ; cm.
490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. CIP record. Publication date: 03 13
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. ""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."
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiology
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Monte Carlo Method
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiometry-methods
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Verhaegen, Frank
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