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Particle Radiotherapy

Emerging Technology for Treatment of Cancer

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Editors:
  1. Arabinda Kumar Rath

    1. Hemalata Hospitals and Research Center, Bhubaneswar, India

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  2. Narayan Sahoo

    1. Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

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  • Precise treatment of cancer with protons, heavy and light ions has attracted significant interest in the last decade
  • Proton therapy is used all over the world and significant positive clinical data is now available through image integration proving its success in management of cancer
  • Heavy ions and carbon have been successfully used for treating specific indications in select centers in Japan and Europe

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Particle Radiotherapy: An Introduction

    • Arabinda Kumar Rath
    Pages 1-6

  3. Particle Therapy in the Third Millennium: Current Status and Future Outlook

    • Radhe Mohan, Uwe Titt, Fada Guan
    Pages 7-19

  4. Development of Cyclotrons for Proton and Particle Therapy

    • Emma Pearson, Willem Kleeven, Vincent Nuttens, Simon Zaremba, Jarno Van de Walle, Eric Forton et al.
    Pages 21-35

  5. Development of C-Ion Radiotherapy Technologies in Japan

    • Koji Noda
    Pages 37-57

  6. Physical Rationale for Proton Therapy and Elements to Build a Clinical Center

    • A. Mazal, N. Fournier-Bidoz, F. Goudjil, S. Delacroix, C. Nauraye, L. DeMarzi et al.
    Pages 59-75

  7. Radiation Dosimetry of Proton Beams

    • Narayan Sahoo, Gabriel O. Sawakuchi, Michael T. Gillin, Xiaorong R. Zhu
    Pages 77-94

  8. Clinical Pencil Beam Scanning: Present and Future Practices

    • Marco Schwarz, Carlo Algranati, Lamberto Widesott, Paolo Farace, Stefano Lorentini, Roberto Righetto et al.
    Pages 95-110

  9. Treatment Planning for Protons: An Essay

    • Hanne Kooy
    Pages 111-126

  10. Radiation Therapy with Protons and Heavy Ions

    • Oliver Jäkel
    Pages 127-137

  11. Robustness Quantification and Worst-Case Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy

    • Wei Liu
    Pages 139-155

  12. Modeling of Biological Effect of Charged Particles for C-Ion RT

    • Naruhiro Matsufuji
    Pages 157-168

  13. SFUD, IMPT, and Plan Robustness

    • Antony Lomax
    Pages 169-194
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About this book

The results of decades of research and development are providing compelling evidence about the efficacy of radiation therapy with proton and carbon ion beams to achieve superior complication free tumor control leading to a world-wide rapid growth in their clinical use. This book contains comprehensive reviews of the state of the art of the technology and physics of heavy charge particle therapy by the experts from the leading cancer centers of world that will be valuable as a practical guide for radiation therapy professionals interested in these modalities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hemalata Hospitals and Research Center, Bhubaneswar, India

    Arabinda Kumar Rath

  • Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Narayan Sahoo

About the editors

Arabinda Kumar Rath, Ph.D. Chairman and M.D. Hemalata Hospitals and Research Center Nalco Square, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Narayan Sahoo, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Radiation Physics University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Particle Radiotherapy

  • Book Subtitle: Emerging Technology for Treatment of Cancer

  • Editors: Arabinda Kumar Rath, Narayan Sahoo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2622-2

  • Publisher: Springer New Delhi

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer India 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2621-5Published: 31 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3800-3Published: 25 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-2622-2Published: 10 March 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 194

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Radiotherapy, Oncology

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