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External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an essential, practical resource to guide the use of external beam radiotherapy, highlighting the rapid technological advances made in recent years.
External photon beam radiotherapy is usually carried out with multiple radiation beams in order to achieve a uniform dose distribution. inside the target volume and a dose as low as possible in healthy tissues surrounding the target. Criteria of a uniform dose distribution within the target.
Initial chapters give detailed insight into the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy including the physics of photon and electron beams, protons and stereotactic body radiotherapy. This is followed by systematic details for each tumour site commonly treated with radiotherapy.
ACR–AAPM TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR EXTERNAL-BEAM RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING. PREAMBLE. This document is an educational tool designed to assist practitioners in providing appropriate radiologic care for patients.
1 wrz 2024 · This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for palliative external beam radiation therapy (RT) in symptomatic bone metastases. Methods The ASTRO convened a task force to address 5 key questions regarding palliative RT in symptomatic bone metastases.
radiotherapy have resulted in an upsurge in the use of small static photon beams such as those used in various forms of stereotactic radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity modulated radiotherapy.
Computerized Treatment Planning Systems (TPS) are used in external beam radiation therapy to generate beam shapes and dose distributions with the intent to maximize tumor control and minimize normal tissue complications.
