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1 Reference dosimetry for ionizing radiation |
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1.2 Standard Megavoltage Photon Beams |
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1.3 Nonstandard Megavoltage Photon Beams |
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5 | (1) |
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1.4 Megavoltage Electron Beams |
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6 | (1) |
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1.5 Kilovoltage Photon Beams |
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7 | (1) |
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1.6 Brachytherapy Sources |
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7 | (2) |
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1.7 Proton Radiotherapy Beams |
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9 | (1) |
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1.8 Potential Errors in Reference Dosimetry |
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10 | (1) |
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1.9 Dosimetric Uncertainties |
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10 | (4) |
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2 Relative dosimetry for MV beams |
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14 | (1) |
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2.2 Commissioning Equipment |
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15 | (3) |
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2.3 Best Practice for Beam Scanning |
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18 | (3) |
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2.4 Relative Dosimetry Measurements |
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21 | (6) |
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2.5 Safety Considerations |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (10) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (6) |
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3.4 Implantable Dosimeters |
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37 | (1) |
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3.5 Transmission Dosimeters |
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37 | (3) |
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4 Quality assurance and commissioning of new radiotherapy technology |
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40 | (21) |
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40 | (1) |
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4.2 Precommissioning Considerations and Equipment Purchase |
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40 | (2) |
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4.3 Commissioning and QA of Treatment Units |
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42 | (10) |
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52 | (3) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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4.7 QA Program Evaluation |
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55 | (1) |
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4.8 Future Directions in QA |
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56 | (5) |
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5 Quality assurance of radiotherapy dose calculations |
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61 | (26) |
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61 | (1) |
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5.2 Treatment Planning System Commissioning |
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62 | (12) |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (13) |
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6 Immobilization techniques in radiotherapy |
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87 | (8) |
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87 | (1) |
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6.2 Immobilization Devices and Techniques |
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88 | (4) |
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6.3 Dosimetric Effects of Table Tops and Immobilization Devices |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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7 Image guidance and localization technologies for radiotherapy |
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95 | (13) |
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95 | (1) |
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7.2 Overview of Clinical Imaging Systems |
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95 | (2) |
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7.3 Concepts in Radiographic Imaging: Image Quality and Dose |
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97 | (2) |
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7.4 Quality Assurance for Imaging Systems |
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99 | (9) |
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108 | (15) |
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108 | (1) |
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8.2 Radioisotopes for Brachytherapy |
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109 | (1) |
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8.3 Brachytherapy Applicators |
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109 | (1) |
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8.4 The Brachytherapy Process |
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109 | (2) |
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8.5 Brachytherapy Workflow |
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111 | (5) |
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8.6 QA of the Brachytherapy Process |
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116 | (1) |
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8.7 Brachytherapy Dose Calculations, Dose Specification, and Dose Reporting |
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117 | (1) |
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8.8 Dose Specification and Dose Reporting |
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118 | (1) |
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8.9 Personnel and Qualifications |
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118 | (2) |
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8.10 Source Handling, Transport, Storage, and Inventory |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (11) |
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123 | (2) |
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9.2 Physics of Clinical Particle Beams |
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125 | (1) |
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9.3 Proton Beam Clinical Delivery Technologies |
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126 | (3) |
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9.4 Proton Dose Calibration and Dose Reporting |
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129 | (1) |
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9.5 Proton Treatment Planning |
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130 | (4) |
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10 Radiation safety and shielding in radiotherapy |
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134 | (22) |
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134 | (1) |
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10.2 Risk Levels and Radiation |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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10.5 Release of Patients with Radioactive Materials |
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137 | (1) |
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10.6 Personnel Monitoring |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (12) |
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10.8 Source Receipt, Inventory, and Return |
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151 | (1) |
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10.9 Radiation Safety Training |
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152 | (1) |
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10.10 Regulatory Oversight |
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153 | (3) |
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11 Information technology in radiation oncology |
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156 | (9) |
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156 | (1) |
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11.2 Networks and Network Safety |
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156 | (1) |
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11.3 Electronic Health Records Systems |
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157 | (2) |
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11.4 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise---Radiation Oncology |
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159 | (1) |
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11.5 Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
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159 | (1) |
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11.6 Database and Database Management |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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11.9 Safety and Data Integrity |
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162 | (3) |
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12 Quality and safety improvement in radiation oncology |
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165 | (14) |
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165 | (2) |
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12.2 Features of an Effective Quality Management System |
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167 | (3) |
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12.3 Techniques for Quality Improvement |
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170 | (9) |
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PART II Clinical Applications |
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179 | (148) |
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13 Simulation for radiotherapy treatment planning |
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180 | (9) |
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180 | (1) |
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13.2 Immobilization, Setup, and Marking |
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181 | (2) |
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13.3 Scanning the Patient for CT Simulation |
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183 | (1) |
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13.4 Surface Capture Using Optical Tracking |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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13.6 Clinical Safety-Related Considerations |
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185 | (1) |
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13.7 Simulation for Brachytherapy |
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186 | (3) |
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14 Treatment planning and quality metrics |
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189 | (18) |
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189 | (2) |
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14.2 Patient Positioning and Immobilization |
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191 | (1) |
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14.3 Image Acquisition and Registration |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (1) |
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14.6 Normal Tissue Dose Constraints and Goals |
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195 | (1) |
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14.7 Treatment Techniques |
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195 | (2) |
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14.8 Dose Optimization/Calculation |
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197 | (1) |
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14.9 Plan Evaluation and Dose Reporting |
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197 | (3) |
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14.10 Plan Implementation and Review |
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200 | (1) |
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14.11 Treatment Interruptions and Changes in Fractionation |
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200 | (1) |
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14.12 Developing Techniques in Treatment Planning |
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201 | (6) |
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15 The use of electrons for external beam radiotherapy |
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207 | (14) |
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207 | (1) |
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15.2 Beam Characteristics |
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208 | (5) |
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15.3 Obliquity and Surface Irregularity |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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15.5 Bolus and Compensators |
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214 | (3) |
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15.6 Shielding Adjacent Structures |
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217 | (1) |
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15.7 General Clinical Considerations |
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218 | (1) |
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15.8 Emerging Trends in Electron Beam Radiotherapy |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (7) |
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221 | (2) |
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16.2 Nomenclature for Structures |
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223 | (1) |
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16.3 Margins in IMRT/VMAT Planning |
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223 | (1) |
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16.4 Dose Reporting and Record Keeping |
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223 | (1) |
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16.5 IMRT/VMAT Treatment Planning |
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224 | (1) |
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16.6 IMRT and VMAT Delivery and OA |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (13) |
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228 | (1) |
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17.2 Technical Requirements |
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228 | (1) |
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17.3 Policies and Procedures |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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17.5 Patient Selection and Development of Treatment Protocols |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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17.8 Dose Constraints and Treatment Planning |
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232 | (5) |
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237 | (4) |
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18 Clinical aspects of image guidance and localization in radiotherapy |
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241 | (11) |
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241 | (1) |
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18.2 Overview of Image Guidance Definitions and Procedures |
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241 | (4) |
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18.3 Imaging Protocols and Issues in Clinical Use |
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245 | (1) |
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18.4 Anatomic Changes and Adaptive Radiation Therapy |
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246 | (1) |
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18.5 Organizing and Managing an Image Guidance Program |
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247 | (1) |
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18.6 Image Guidance Applications |
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248 | (4) |
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19 Respiratory motion management for external beam radiotherapy |
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252 | (12) |
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252 | (1) |
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19.2 Measuring Respiratory Motion |
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253 | (2) |
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19.3 Tracking the Respiratory Cycle Through Anatomic Surrogates |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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19.5 Limiting Respiratory Motion |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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19.7 Breath-Hold Techniques |
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258 | (1) |
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19.8 Respiratory Motion and Treatment Planning |
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259 | (1) |
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19.9 Imaging and Tracking During Treatment |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (3) |
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20 Intracavitary brachytherapy |
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264 | (13) |
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264 | (1) |
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20.2 Intracavitary Treatment Sites |
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264 | (7) |
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271 | (6) |
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21 Interstitial brachytherapy |
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277 | (10) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (4) |
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21.3 Day of Implant Procedure |
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281 | (4) |
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21.4 Staff Training and Supervision Requirements |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (18) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (1) |
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22.5 Postprocedure Follow-Up Imaging and Plan Analysis |
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297 | (2) |
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22.6 Safety, Policies, and Procedures |
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299 | (6) |
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23 Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) |
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305 | (8) |
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305 | (1) |
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23.2 Technologies and Techniques for IORT |
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306 | (4) |
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23.3 Safety, Staffing, and OR Considerations |
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310 | (3) |
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313 | (14) |
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313 | (1) |
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24.2 Total Body Irradiation |
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313 | (4) |
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24.3 Total Skin Electron Treatments |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (2) |
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24.6 Intravascular Brachytherapy |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (5) |
Appendix I Resource Documents |
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327 | (23) |
Appendix II Glossary |
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350 | (4) |
Index |
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