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100			_aSeco, Joao
245		0	_aMonte Carlo techniques in radiation therapy
260			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC/Taylor & Francis _c2013
300			_ap. ; cm.
490			_aImaging in medical diagnosis and therapy
520			_aCIP record. Publication date: 03 13
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a""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			_aRadiology
690			_aMonte Carlo Method
690			_aRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
690			_aRadiometry-methods
690			_aRadiotherapy, Image-Guided
700			_aVerhaegen, Frank
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