The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology. A Compendium for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists

Chapter 1: Technology Evolution in Radiation Oncology: the Rapid Pace Continues
Jacob Van Dyk

Chapter 2: Surface Guidance in Radiation Therapy
Hania A. Al-Hallaq, Alonso N. Gutierrez, and Laura I. Cerviño

Chapter 3: PET/MRI as a Tool in Radiation Oncology
Jonathan D. Thiessen, Stewart Gaede, and Glenn Bauman

Chapter 4: Real-Time Image Guidance with Magnetic Resonance
Jan J. W. Lagendijk, Bas W. Raaymakers, Rob H. N. Tijssen, and Bram van Asselen

Chapter 5: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Mischa S. Hoogeman, Patrick V. Granton, Maaike T. W. Milder, Ben J. M. Heijmen, and Hanbo Chen

Chapter 6: Radiation Treatment Uncertainties: Robust Evaluation and Optimization
Roel G. J. Kierkels, Albin Fredriksson, and Jan Unkelbach

Chapter 7: Automated Treatment Planning
Laurence Court, Carlos Cardenas, and Lifei Zhang

Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Oncology
Tomi Nano, Matthieu Lafrenière, Benjamin Ziemer, Alon Witztum, Jorge Barrios, Taman Upadhaya, Martin Vallières, Yannet Interian, Gilmer Valdes, and Olivier Morin

Chapter 9: Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART)
Emily A. Hewson, Doan T. Nguyen, Geoffrey D. Hugo, Jeremy T. Booth, and Paul J. Keall

Chapter 10: Machine Learning in Radiation Oncology: What Have We Learned So Far?
Issam El Naqa, Jean M. Moran, and Randall K. Ten Haken

Chapter 11: Applications of “Big Data” in Radiation Oncology
Biche Osong, Andre Dekker, and Johan van Soest

Chapter 12: Quantitative Radiomics in Radiation Oncology
Mattea L. Welch, Alberto Traverso, Caroline Chung, and David A. Jaffray

Chapter 13: Radiobiological Updates in Particle Therapy
Harald Paganetti and Michael Scholz

Chapter 14: Radiation Oncology using Nanoparticles with High Atomic Numbers
Romy Mueller, Jana Wood, Mohammed Jermoumi, Ysaac Zegeye, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Kaylie DeCosmo, Michele Moreau, Francis Boateng, Juergen Hesser, and Wilfred Ngwa

Chapter 15: Financial and Economic Considerations in Radiation Oncology
Yolande Lievens, Danielle Rodin, and Ajay Aggarwal

Chapter 16: Global Considerations for the Practice of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology
Jacob Van Dyk, David Jaffray, and Robert Jeraj

Chapter 17: Emerging Technologies for Improving Access to Radiation Therapy
Holger Wirtz, Ralf Müller-Polyzou, Anke Engbert, Rebecca Bücker, Godfrey Azangwe, Tomas Kron, Marian Petrovic, Mahmudul Hasan, and Ernest Okonkwo

Chapter 18: “FLASH” Radiation Therapy: A New Treatment Paradigm
Peter G. Maxim, Billy W. Loo, Jr., Claude Bailat, Pierre Montay-Gruel, Charles L. Limoli, and Marie-Catherine Vozenin

Once again Jake Van Dyk has brought together an esteemed group of international experts to describe the latest radiation oncology tools and techniques in volume 4 of The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology. With technological advancements in radiation oncology continuing at a rapid pace, this book provides state-of-the-art information on making these technologies available in the clinic. Some of the topics addressed in this volume include FLASH RT, surface-guided radiation therapy, PET/MRI, real-time MRI guidance, robust optimization, automated treatment planning, artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, radiomics, particle therapy RBE, nanoparticle applications, and global access to radiotherapy. These volumes have not only been valued by medical physicists in clinical practice around the world, but also by residents preparing for their certification exams.