Surface Guided Radiation Therapy

Surface Guided Radiation Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of optical surface image guidance systems for radiation therapy. It serves as an introductory teaching resource for students and trainees and a valuable reference for medical physicists physicians radiation therapists and administrators who wish to incorporate surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) into their clinical practice. This is the first book dedicated to the principles and practice of SGRT featuring: Chapters authored by an internationally represented list of physicists radiation oncologists and therapists edited by pioneers and experts in SGRT Covering the evolution of localization systems and their role in quality and safety current SGRT systems practical guides to commissioning and quality assurance clinical applications by anatomic site and emerging topics including skin mark-less setups. Several dedicated chapters on SGRT for intracranial radiosurgery and breast covering technical aspects risk assessment and outcomes. Jeremy Hoisak PhD DABR is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Hoisakâs clinical expertise includes radiosurgery and respiratory motion management. Adam Paxton PhD DABR is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah. Dr. Paxtonâs clinical expertise includes patient safety motion management radiosurgery and proton therapy. Benjamin Waghorn PhD DABR is the Director of Clinical Physics at Vision RT. Dr. Waghornâs research interests include intensity modulated radiation therapy motion management and surface image guidance systems. Todd Pawlicki PhD DABR FAAPM FASTRO is Professor and Vice-Chair for Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Pawlicki has published extensively on quality and safety in radiation therapy. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). . Language: English