Comprehensive Brachytherapy

Now in its second edition, Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Physical and Clinical Aspect presents a fully updated, detailed, and comprehensive account of the underlying physics and practice of modern brachytherapy, including the design and implementation of new technologies and techniques.Combining research and application, this foundational text provides insight into the technological and biological basis, as well as quality assurance and advanced methods. It explores clinical protocols and discusses major advances in imaging, robotics, dosimetry, Monte Carlo-based dose calculation, and optimization. Alongside practical guidance for practitioners, this second edition includes brand new chapters on clinical uses, including skin brachytherapy and brachytherapy for head and neck cancers.Key Features: Provides comprehensive coverage of modern brachytherapy physics Discusses major technical advances in brachytherapy and provides guidance on quality assurance methods Contains new chapters dedicated to specific clinical applications This easily digestible book is a core text for brachytherapy courses and will be of use and relevance to students studying both medical physics and radiation oncology. Surgical oncology specialists will also find this book of interest.