Advanced Physics for Brachytherapy 2018

Key References

• Comprehensive Brachytehrapy: physical and clinical aspect. JLM Venselaar, D Baltas, AS Meigooni and P.J. Hoskin. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2013.

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In particular: Chapters 5, 7 and 10

• The physics of modern brachytherapy for oncology. D Baltas, L Sakelliou et N Zamboglou. Taylor & Francis Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2007.

• The physics of radiation therapy, FM Khan, 4ed, 2009.

• Brachytherapy physics, 2ed, AAPM monograph #31, 2005.

• J. Pouliot and L Beaulieu, Chapter 13, Liebel and Philips Textbook of Radiation Oncology, 3rd Ed, 2010

• Perez-Calatayud JJ, Ballester FF, Das RKR, Dewerd LAL, Ibbott GSG, Meigooni ASA, et al. Dose calculation for photon-emitting brachytherapy sources with average energy higher than 50 keV: Report of the AAPM and ESTRO. Med Phys 2012;39(5):2904–29. • Rivard MJ, Coursey BM, DeWerd LA, Hanson WF, Saiful Huq M, Ibbott GS, et al. Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose calculations. Med Phys 2004;31(3):633–74.