Table of Contents

Introduction. Brachytherapy Dosimetry Methods. Brachytherapy Treatment Planning and Imaging. Uncertainties in Clinical Brachytherapy. Clinical Brachytherapy. Developments in Clinical Brachytherapy. Radiation Protection and Quality Management in Brachytherapy.

About the Author

Ali S. Meigooni, Jack Venselaar, Dimos Baltas, Peter J. Hoskin

Reviews

"The editors, all very accomplished and extremely knowledgeable of the field, assembled a fine collection of authors to write on the widely varied topics. … a very good compilation on brachytherapy physics and the current state of the practice …"
—Bruce Thomadsen, Medical Physics, November 2013"… an excellent reference text which represents the current status of brachytherapy for all clinical sites and sets the scene for how it will continue to progress. Readers will be particularly pleased to find discussions on margin concepts, radiobiology and 3- and 4-D imaging modalities for planning, as well as a thorough review of a range of modern techniques. … The amount of detail included is extensive … Excellent references are given throughout. … This will certainly be a key reference for today’s brachytherapy centres."
—SCOPE, March 2013"This book … addresses the topic of brachytherapy from many vantage points, oncological, physical, and biological, and will satisfy readers from the entire radiotherapy community."
—From the Foreword by Pierre Scalliet "Certainly, the frontier has been pushed in several directions and Comprehensive Brachytherapy covers some of these well… Overall, it is a very good compilation of brachytherapy physics and the current state of the practice…"
—Bruce Robert Thomadsen, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

"The editors, all very accomplished and extremely knowledgeable of the field, assembled a fine collection of authors to write on the widely varied topics. … a very good compilation on brachytherapy physics and the current state of the practice …"
—Bruce Thomadsen, Medical Physics, November 2013"… an excellent reference text which represents the current status of brachytherapy for all clinical sites and sets the scene for how it will continue to progress. Readers will be particularly pleased to find discussions on margin concepts, radiobiology and 3- and 4-D imaging modalities for planning, as well as a thorough review of a range of modern techniques. … The amount of detail included is extensive … Excellent references are given throughout. … This will certainly be a key reference for today’s brachytherapy centres."
—SCOPE, March 2013"This book … addresses the topic of brachytherapy from many vantage points, oncological, physical, and biological, and will satisfy readers from the entire radiotherapy community."
—From the Foreword by Pierre Scalliet "Certainly, the frontier has been pushed in several directions and Comprehensive Brachytherapy covers some of these well… Overall, it is a very good compilation of brachytherapy physics and the current state of the practice…"
—Bruce Robert Thomadsen, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA