LEADER 03668oam 2200601I 450 001 9910786227003321 005 20230803025700.0 010 $a0-429-19385-8 010 $a1-4665-0794-2 024 7 $a10.1201/b13961 035 $a(CKB)2670000000342243 035 $a(EBL)1165891 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000856482 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11471358 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000856482 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10817845 035 $a(PQKB)10912582 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1165891 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1165891 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10681941 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL501598 035 $a(OCoLC)839686372 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000342243 100 $a20180331d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMonte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy /$fedited by Joao Seco, Frank Verhaegen 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cCRC/Taylor & Francis,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (334 p.) 225 1 $aImaging in medical diagnosis and therapy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4665-0792-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. I. Monte Carlo fundamentals -- pt. II. Application of Monte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy. 330 $aPreface Monte Carlo simulation techniques made a slow entry in the field of radiotherapy in the late seventies. Since then they have gained enormous popularity, judging by the number of papers published and PhD degrees obtained on the topic. Calculation power has always been an issue, so initially only simple problems could be addressed. They led to insights, though, that could not have been obtained by any other method. Recently, fast forwarding some thirty years, Monte Carlo-based treatment planning tools have now begun to be available from some commercial treatment planning vendors, and it can be anticipated that a complete transition to Monte Carlo-based dose calculation methods may take place over the next decade. The progress of image-guided radiotherapy further advances the need for Monte Carlo simulations, in order to better understand and compute radiation dose from imaging devices and make full use of the four-dimensional information now available. Exciting new developments in in-beam imaging in light ion beams are now also being investigated vigorously. Many new discoveries await the use of Monte Carlo technique in radiotherapy in the coming decades. The book addresses the application of the Monte Carlo particle transport simulation technique in radiation therapy, mostly focusing on external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. It includes a presentation of the mathematical and technical aspects of the technique in particle transport simulations. It gives practical guidance relevant for clinical use in radiation therapy, discussing modeling of medical linacs and other irradiation devices, issues specific to electron, photon, proton/particle beams, and brachytherapy, utilization in the optimization of treatment planning, radiation dosimetry--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aImaging in medical diagnosis and therapy. 606 $aRadiotherapy 606 $aMonte Carlo method 615 0$aRadiotherapy. 615 0$aMonte Carlo method. 676 $a615.8/42 701 $aSeco$b Joao$01541886 701 $aVerhaegen$b Frank$01541887 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786227003321 996 $aMonte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy$93794264 997 $aUNINA