Radiotheranostics A Primer For Medical Physicists I

Author : Cari Borrás,Michael G. Stabin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781003836070

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Radiotheranostics - A Primer for Medical Physicists I by Cari Borrás,Michael G. Stabin Pdf

This book covers scientific, clinical, and educational aspects of radiotheranostics in cancer control. Setting the framework, the first volume defines radiotheranostics and describes the history of radionuclide therapy and theranostics, and the biology of cancer. It examines the clinical applications of unconjugated radionuclides, such as 131I and 223Ra, and of radionuclide-conjugated cancer-specific vectors: peptides, small molecules, antibodies, and nanoparticles; introduces clinical trials and drug development; and reviews epidemiological studies and the adverse effects of radionuclide therapy – both radiation injuries and chemical toxicity. It presents the chemistry and physics of radionuclide production, discusses radioactivity measurements and traceability, and addresses important instrumentation aspects: calibration, quantitative imaging, and quality control. Volume I concludes with guidance on the education, training, and competence of a radiotheranostic multidisciplinary team and summarizes the principal physics characteristics of theranostics today – including many to be expanded in the second volume – while offering a glimpse into tomorrow. This volume provides the foundations for the more advanced second volume, which explores dosimetric and radiation safety, aiming to empower medical physicists and demonstrate to the cancer community how to improve cancer control and yield increased patient survival times.It will be a valuable reference for medical and health physicists with basic knowledge of nuclear medicine. Key Features Provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic, presenting readers with thorough treatment in a cohesive two-volume book Presents a rigorous approach while remaining accessible to students and trainees in the field Contains consistent and extensive references to allow readers to delve deeper into the subject

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1032169060

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Radiotheranostics - A Primer for Medical Physicists by Anonim Pdf

"The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the relevant theranostics aspects involving pairs of radiopharmaceuticals used in imaging and therapy for cancer treatments. Chapters explore the history of radiotheranostics, before discussing cancer biology and radiation biology models; clinical applications; radionuclide production and radiopharmaceutical preparation; source calibration and imaging instrumentation; biokinetic modelling and dosimetric formalisms; epidemiological studies and clinical trials. It also details radiation safety considerations; regulatory requirements; economic considerations, and discusses staff education, training and competences on radiotheranostics, and the future outlook for the field. It will serve as a valuable guide for academic and practicing clinical medical and health physicists with a basic knowledge of nuclear medicine, and although the book is not meant as a textbook, students and trainees in nuclear medicine physics may also find the book useful. This book will empower medical and health physicists with not only the necessary practical tools to estimate and document the individual dosimetry of patients undergoing radiotheranostic treatment, but it will enable them to convince the cancer community that such a dosimetry improves cancer control and results in longer survival times and also open conversations about organ dose estimates and calculations with policy makers to guide the future of the field"--

Author : American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Nuclear Medicine Committee. Task Group 7
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1888340290

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A Primer for Radioimmunotherapy and Radionuclide Therapy by American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Nuclear Medicine Committee. Task Group 7 Pdf

Author : Mike Kirby,Kerrie-Anne Calder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781040043745

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Clinical Insights for Image-Guided Radiotherapy by Mike Kirby,Kerrie-Anne Calder Pdf

This book provides a clinical insight into image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer. It starts by setting the clinical scene, discussing immobilisation and standard IGRT practice and then considering important developments like IGRT with non-ionising radiation, adaptive radiotherapy, particle therapy, margins, hypofractionation, clinical outcomes, AI and training. Good IGRT requires both technical and clinical focus. So, in complement to our first study guide on IGRT, this book now brings together key, clinical insights into IGRT for Prostate Cancer patients, with a view to helping the professional learn more about ‘how-to’ undertake IGRT for these patients more accurately, effectively and safely, throughout the whole course of a patient’s treatment with radiation. This clinical insight guide will be of interest to newly qualified radiation therapists, therapeutic radiographers, medical dosimetrists, medical physicists, radiotherapy physicists and clinical oncologists. It will also be of use for trainees and can be used alongside continuing competency and clinical training within real clinical departments and radiation therapy centres worldwide. This is the first in a forthcoming series of clinical insights, each tackling a different treatment area. Further areas in the series will be: Head and Neck; Thorax; Breast; Pelvis; and the Brain. Key Features: • Internationally applicable, clinically focused, up-to-date and evidence based. · Accompanied by suitable electronic multimedia resources. · Authored by experts with decades of experience of pioneering electronic portal imaging and IGRT in clinical practice, pedagogic research and substantial experience of teaching/supervising students, trainees and qualified therapists/medical physicists at bachelors, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Mike Kirby and Kerrie-Anne Calder are well-respected authors and radiotherapy professionals, who have worked in radiotherapy physics/radiotherapy clinical and academic practice for nearly 35 years and 25 years respectively. Mike Kirby is a Senior Lecturer in Radiotherapy Physics at the University of Liverpool, UK, and an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. He holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications in medical physics and has in total over 200 books, papers, oral and poster presentations to his name in the field of radiotherapy. Dr. Kirby holds professional membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology and the British Institute of Radiology, is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the British Institute of Radiology in the UK. Kerrie-Anne Calder is a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, UK, where she educates undergraduate and post graduate students in many aspects of radiotherapy with a special interest and role in imaging training. Kerrie-Anne has graduate and postgraduate qualifications in radiotherapy, education and academic practice, is a member of the Society and College of Radiographers, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. She was a clinical and professional lead in IGRT (on-treatment verification imaging) within the NHS in the UK for over ten years.

Author : C. J. Karzmark,Robert J. Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Linear accelerators
ISBN : 0944838073

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A Primer on Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy by C. J. Karzmark,Robert J. Morton Pdf

Author : Joseph Selman
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015049543567

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The Fundamentals of Imaging Physics and Radiobiology by Joseph Selman Pdf

Author : Michael G. Stabin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387499833

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Radiation Protection and Dosimetry by Michael G. Stabin Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of all relevant topics in the field of radiation protection (health physics). The text is organized to introduce the reader to basic principles of radiation emission and propagation, to review current knowledge and historical aspects of the biological effects of radiation, and to cover important operational topics such as radiation shielding and dosimetry. The author’s website contains materials for instructors including PowerPoint slides for lectures and worked-out solutions to end-of-chapter exercises. The book serves as an essential handbook for practicing health physics professionals.

Author : Jinzhong Yang,Gregory C. Sharp,Mark J. Gooding
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000376302

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Auto-Segmentation for Radiation Oncology by Jinzhong Yang,Gregory C. Sharp,Mark J. Gooding Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to current state-of-the-art auto-segmentation approaches used in radiation oncology for auto-delineation of organs-of-risk for thoracic radiation treatment planning. Containing the latest, cutting edge technologies and treatments, it explores deep-learning methods, multi-atlas-based methods, and model-based methods that are currently being developed for clinical radiation oncology applications. Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of algorithm choices and discusses the impact of the different algorithm modules to the algorithm performance as well as the implementation issues for clinical use (including data curation challenges and auto-contour evaluations). This book is an ideal guide for radiation oncology centers looking to learn more about potential auto-segmentation tools for their clinic in addition to medical physicists commissioning auto-segmentation for clinical use. Features: Up-to-date with the latest technologies in the field Edited by leading authorities in the area, with chapter contributions from subject area specialists All approaches presented in this book are validated using a standard benchmark dataset established by the Thoracic Auto-segmentation Challenge held as an event of the 2017 Annual Meeting of American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Author : Keith F. Eckerman,Akira Endo
Publisher : Snmmi
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Decay schemes (Radioactivity)
ISBN : 0932004806

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MIRD: Radionuclide Data and Decay Schemes by Keith F. Eckerman,Akira Endo Pdf

Author : Shoogo Ueno
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780429536564

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Bioimaging by Shoogo Ueno Pdf

Bioimaging: Imaging by Light and Electromagnetics in Medicine and Biology explores new horizons in biomedical imaging and sensing technologies, from the molecular level to the human brain. It explores the most up-to-date information on new medical imaging techniques, such as the detection and imaging of cancer and brain diseases. This book also provides new tools for brain research and cognitive neurosciences based on new imaging techniques. Edited by Professor Shoogo Ueno, who has been leading the field of biomedical imaging for 40 years, it is an ideal reference book for graduate and undergraduate students and researchers in medicine and medical physics who are looking for an authoritative treatise on this expanding discipline of imaging and sensing in medicine and biology. Features: Provides step-by-step explanations of biochemical and physical principles in biomedical imaging Covers state-of-the art equipment and cutting-edge methodologies used in biomedical imaging Serves a broad spectrum of readers due to the interdisciplinary topic and approach Shoogo Ueno, Ph.D, is a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. His research interests include biomedical imaging and bioelectromagnetics, particularly in brain mapping and neuroimaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He was the President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, BEMS (2003-2004) and the Chairman of the Commission K on Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI (2000-2003). He was named the IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer during 2010 and received the d’Arsonval Medal from the Bioelectromagnetics Society in 2010.

Author : E. Gordon DePuey,Ernest V. Garcia,Daniel Sholom Berman
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781720079

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Cardiac SPECT Imaging by E. Gordon DePuey,Ernest V. Garcia,Daniel Sholom Berman Pdf

Cardiac SPECT Imaging, Second Edition offers the best of all possible worlds--a critical topic, internationally recognized authors and cutting-edge coverage. It guides you through all aspects of the modality--from basic principles (acquiring and processing images, quality control)...and clinical applications (evaluating myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease)...to the very latest equipment. It even compares SPECT with other modalities (PET, CT, MRI, and echocardiography) to ensure smart, cost-effective decisions by both the cardiologist and nuclear medicine physician.Look for new chapters on attenuation correction, gated perfusion SPECT, radiopharmaceuticals, and myocardial perfusion SPECT, as well as the very latest on myocardial perfusion SPECT in conjunction with exercise and pharmacologic stress, assessment of perfusion/viability with Tc-99m agents, how SPECT compares with other advanced cardiac imaging modalities, and more!

Author : Etta D. Pisano,Martin Joel Yaffe,Cherie M. Kuzmiak
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780781741422

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Digital Mammography by Etta D. Pisano,Martin Joel Yaffe,Cherie M. Kuzmiak Pdf

Bogen er en grundlæggende lærebog om digital mammografi, hvori digital mammografi og traditionel mammografi også sammenlignes i forhold til screening, diagnoser og radiografisk billedteknik. Der er en komplet billedsamling af cases indenfor digital mammografi.

Author : Gavin Poludniowski,Artur Omar,Pedro Andreo
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000581553

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Calculating X-ray Tube Spectra by Gavin Poludniowski,Artur Omar,Pedro Andreo Pdf

Calculating x-ray tube spectra provides a comprehensive review of the modelling of x-ray tube emissions, with a focus on medical imaging and radiotherapy applications. It begins by covering the relevant background, before discussing modelling approaches, including both analytical formulations and Monte Carlo simulation. Historical context is provided, based on the past century of literature, as well as a summary of recent developments and insights. The book finishes with example applications for spectrum models, including beam quality prediction and the calculation of dosimetric and image-quality metrics. This book will be a valuable resource for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students studying medical radiation physics, in addition to those in teaching, research, industry and healthcare settings whose work involves x-ray tubes. Key Features: Covers simple modelling approaches as well as full Monte Carlo simulation of x-ray tubes Bremsstrahlung and characteristic contributions to the spectrum are discussed in detail Learning is supported by free open-source software and an online repository of code.

Author : Jay Flanz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000528022

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Particle Therapy Technology for Safe Treatment by Jay Flanz Pdf

The path from clinical requirements to technical implementation is filtered by the translation of the modality to the technology. An important part of that filter is that the modality be safe. For that to be the case, it is imperative to understand what clinical parameters affect the safety of a treatment and then determine how the technology can affect those parameters. This book provides a practical introduction to particle therapy. It provides a thorough introduction to the technological tools and their applications and then details the components that are needed to implement them. It explains the foundations of beam production and beam delivery that serve to meet the necessary clinical requirements. It emphasizes the relationship between requirements and implementation, including how safety and quality are considered and implemented in the solution. The reader will learn to better understand what parameters are important to achieve these goals. Particle Therapy Technology for Safe Treatment will be a useful resource for professionals in the field of particle therapy in addition to biomedical engineers and practitioners in the field of beam physics. It can also be used as a textbook for graduate medical physics and beam physics courses. Key Features Presents a practical and accessible journey from application requirements to technical solutions Provides a pedagogic treatment of the underlying technology Describes how safety is to be considered in the application of this technology and how safety and quality can be factored into the overall system Author Bio After receiving his PhD in nuclear physics, Dr. Jacob Flanz was the Accelerator Physics Group leader and Principal Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, where he designed the recirculator and the GeV stretcher/storage ring. He joined Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard and became project and technical director of proton therapy, with responsibility for specifications, integration, and commissioning ensuring safe clinical performance. He invented the universal nozzle and led the design and implementation of beam scanning at MGH in 2008, including quality assurance. Dr. Flanz has been involved in several FDA applications for particle therapy. He developed and taught the US Particle Accelerator School course "Medical Applications of Accelerators and Beams." He was cochair of education and is currently the president of the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group. Exercise solutions to accompany this book can be accessed via the 'Instructor Resources' tab on the book webpage.

Author : Stephen Keevil,Renato Padovani,Slavik Tabakov,Tony Greener,Cornelius Lewis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498744812

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Introduction to Medical Physics by Stephen Keevil,Renato Padovani,Slavik Tabakov,Tony Greener,Cornelius Lewis Pdf

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic principles of medical physics, the applications of medical physics equipment, and the role of a medical physicist in healthcare. Introduction to Medical Physics is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students taking their first modules on a medical physics course, or as a dedicated book for specific modules such as medical imaging and radiotherapy. It is ideally suited for new teaching schemes such as Modernising Scientific Careers and will be invaluable for all medical physics students worldwide. Key features: Written by an experienced and senior team of medical physicists from highly respected institutions The first book written specifically to introduce medical physics to undergraduate and graduate physics students Provides worked examples relevant to actual clinical situations