Radiation therapy physics

Topics

• 6.1History of radiation oncology
• 6.2Principles of radiation oncology
• 6.3External beam treatments
  • 6.3.1Sources of external beams
  • 6.3.2Calibration of external beams
  • 6.3.3Acquisition of external beam data
  • 6.3.4Treatment planning principles
  • 6.3.5Multifield radiation therapy
  • 6.3.6IMRT, VMAT
  • 6.3.7Image fusion, registration, segmentation, quantitation
  • 6.3.8Motion management
  • 6.3.9Performance testing and equipment QA
• 6.4Brachytherapy
  • 6.4.1Brachytherapy sources
  • 6.4.2Storing and shielding brachytherapy sources
  • 6.4.3Brachytherapy delivery devices
  • 6.4.4Brachytherapy treatment planning principles
  • 6.4.5Performance testing and equipment QA
• 6.5Special techniques in radiotherapy
• 6.6Radiation therapy with neutrons, protons, and light ions
• 6.7Radiation protection in radiation therapy