Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning /

Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning /

This book serves as a practical guide for the use of carbon ions in cancer radiotherapy. On the basis of clinical experience with more than 7,000 patients with various types of tumors treated over a period of nearly 20 years at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, step-by-step procedures...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tsujii, Hirohiko (Editor), Kamada, Tadashi (Editor), Shirai, Toshiyuki (Editor), Noda, Koji (Editor), Tsuji, Hiroshi (Editor), Karasawa, Kumiko (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Subjects:
medicine.
Radiotherapy.
Oncology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Medical and Radiation Physics.
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54457-9
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The History of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 1. The History of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- Part 2. An Overview of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 2. The Characteristics of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 3. Overview of the Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) Practices.- Part 3. Radiobiology of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 4. Heavy-ion Radiobiology
  • 5. Biophysical Models and RBE
  • Part 4. Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy System
  • 6. Workflow of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 7. Beam Delivery Systems
  • 8. Dosimetry.- 9. Motion Management
  • 10. Quality assurance.- Part 5. Treatment Planning of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • 11. Treatment Planning of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • Part 6. Facility Design
  • 12. Facility Design of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy
  • Part 7. Oncology Information System
  • 13. Oncology Information System
  • Part 8. Evaluation of Treatment Outcome
  • 14. Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes Using the Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) Approach
  • Part 9. Head & Neck Tumors
  • 15. Cancer of the Head and Neck.- 16. Malignant Melanoma of the Head and Neck.- 17. Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Head and Neck.- Part 10. Skull Base and Paracervical Tumors
  • 18. Skull Base and Upper Cervical Spine Tumors.- Part 11. Eye Tumors. 19. Uveal Melanoma
  • 20. Lacrimal Gland Tumors.- Part 12. Lung Tumors
  • 21. Lung Cancer
  • 22. Metastatic lung tumors and lymph nodes.- Part 13. GI tract Tumors
  • 23. Esophageal Cancer
  • 24. Postoperative Recurrence of Rectal Cancer.- Part 14. Liver Tumors
  • 25. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Part 15. Pancreatic Cancer
  • 26. Pancreatic Cancer
  • Part 16. Genitourinary Tumors
  • 27. Prostate Cancer
  • 28. Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Part 17. Gynecologic Tumors
  • 29. Uterine Cancer
  • 30. Gynecological Melanoma
  • Part 18. Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • 31. Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas.- Part 19. Other Tumors
  • 32. Previously Irradiated Tumors
  • 33. Metastatic Tumors
  • 34. Brain Tumors
  • 35. Breast Cancer.

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