Revised edition of: Practical radiobiology for proton therapy planning."Version: 20240701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Particle physics for biological interactions -- 1.1. Physical beam parameters, essential dosimetry and reference (or control) radiation requirements for RBE studies -- 1.2. Physics interacting with biology2. The essential radiobiology background -- …
"Version: 20240601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1 Introduction / C. Paganelli, C. Gianoli and A. Knopf -- 2. Organ motion in particle therapy and the role of imaging / C. Paganelli, S. Molinelli and A. Knopf -- 3. Image registration in particle therapy / Y. Zhang, F. Amstutz, A. Smolders and C. Paganelli -- 4. X-ray computed tomography for treatment planning : current …
"Version: 20170101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 23).Introduction -- Why proton beams? -- Technical challenges -- Physics challenges -- Biological challenges -- Clinical challenges -- Outlook.Cancer therapy is a multi-modality approach including surgery, systemic or targeted chemotherapy, radiation (external beam or radionuclide), and immunotherapy. Radiation is t…