Medical Reference Catalogue
95
Khan's The Physics
of Radiation
Therapy
Faiz Khan, PHD
Professor Emeritus, Department
of Therapeutic Radiology,
University of Minnesota
Medical School, Minneapolis,
MN
John P. Gibbons, PhD
Chief of Clinical Physics,
Medical Physics, Mary Bird
Perkins Cancer Center, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
April 2014 / Hardcover
Approx. 624 pp. / Approx. 293 lllus. / Approx. 131 Tables.
9781451182453
DESCRIPTION
Expand your understanding of the physics and practical clinical
applications of advanced radiation therapy technologies with Khan's The
Physics of Radiation Therapy, 5th edition, the book that set the standard
in the field. This classic full-color text helps the entire radiation therapy
team—radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and
radiation therapists—develop a thorough understanding of 3D conformal
radiotherapy (3D-CRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), high dose-
rate remote afterloaders (HDR), intensity modulated radiation therapy
(IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), Volumetric Modulated
Arc Therapy (VMAT), and proton beam therapy, as well as the physical
concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and
dosimetry. In preparing this new Fifth Edition, Dr. Kahn and new co-
author Dr. John Gibbons made chapter-by-chapter revisions in the light
of the latest developments in the field, adding new discussions, a new
chapter, and new color illustrations throughout. Now even more precise
and relevant, this edition is ideal as a reference book for practitioners, a
textbook for students, and a constant companion for those preparing for
their board exams.
RADIOLOGY & NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Fifth Edition
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Stay on top of the latest advances in the field with new sections
and/or discussions of Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT),
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), and the Failure Mode
Event Analysis (FMEA) approach to quality assurance.
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Deepen your knowledge of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
through a completely new chapter that covers SBRT in greater detail.
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Expand your visual understanding with new full color illustrations
that reflect current practice and depict new procedures.
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Access the authoritative information you need fast through the new
companion website which features fully searchable text and an
image bank for greater convenience in studying and teaching.
MR & CT Perfusion
Imaging: Clinical
Applications
and Theoretical
Principles
November 2014 / Hardcover
Approx. 1004 pp.
9781451147155
DESCRIPTION
The long-awaited first edition of MR and CT Perfusion and
Pharmacokinetic Imaging: Clinical Applications and Theory is a
welcome new resource for healthcare professionals involved in the
rapidly evolving field of perfusion technology. Using MRI and CT
scanning procedures, perfusion imaging is being used with increasing
frequency to aid the diagnostic process in a wide spectrum of
pathologies, including ischemia, cancer, inflammation and many more,
throughout the entire human body. This is the first text of its kind to
comprehensively address the technical and clinical aspects of perfusion
imaging, used in both MRI and CT.
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The first text to include both MRI and CT in perfusion imaging
studies and highlight their parallels as well as the strengths and
weaknesses of each modality
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Overarching approach spanning from data acquisition to
postprocessing and clinical data interpretation
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Includes real-life scenarios depicting the use of perfusion in actual
patient cases
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Contains hundreds of MRI and CT scans that portray anatomy,
variants, and pathology
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Provides key learning points and protocol suggestions for numerous
clinical questions
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Each chapter unites international leaders in the field to convey most
up-to-date knowledge
Roland Bammer, PhD
Associate Professor of
Radiology
Associate Professor of
Neurology and Neurosciences
Stanford School of Medicine
