Handbook of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology. Chengyu Shi Citation: Medical Physics 39, 2315 (2012); doi: 10.1118/1.3697538 View online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.3697538 View Table of Contents: http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapm/journal/medphys/39/4?ver=pdfcov Published by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Articles you may be interested in Informatics in Radiation Oncology. Med. Phys. 41, 077301 (2014); 10.1118/1.4876695 Basic Radiation Oncology. Med. Phys. 38, 2822 (2011); 10.1118/1.3575420 Radiobiological Modelling in Radiation Oncology Med. Phys. 35, 1621 (2008); 10.1118/1.2890975 Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students Med. Phys. 33, 1920 (2006); 10.1118/1.2201870 Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology Med. Phys. 24, 2059 (1997); 10.1118/1.1297416
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Handbook of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology. G. Videtic and A. Vassil. demosMEDICAL, NY, 2010. Paperback, 260 pp. Price: $75.00. ISBN: 9781933864525.
Description
Treatment plan quality is important. The clinical experience is one of the major contributions for improving treatment plan quality. The thirteenchapter handbook covers topics from general physics principles to detailed cancer type indications, simulation, target delineation, planning setup, planning goals, and general prescription of each treatment site. The book has over 236 pages of treatment planning experience and notes. The illustrations are of good quality. The authors have authority and expertise in this field. Purpose
The book is aimed at providing oncology residents a focused handbook for radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery reference. The authors meet the goal by designing the book’s contents according to treatment site, with step-by-step organization for
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each detailed cancer type, and good illustrations for the outcomes. Audience
The authors wrote the book for the primary audience of oncology residents. However, the book can also serve as a good and quick reference for medical physics residents, dosimetry students, therapist students, or trainees. It can also be a carry-on book for preparing for professional exams and as a quick reference document for routine clinical work. Content/Features
The book briefly introduces general physics theory and the necessary tools for patient simulation and treatment. Most of the efforts are focused on the whole picture and important steps of radiation therapy for each treatment site. Bullet notes can be used as a checklist to remind the reader to pay attention to the important items. Tables and figures are well selected for treatment goals and outcomes. Concise summaries about different treatment techniques are also compared side-by-side. It is easy to catch the reader’s attention and find out the
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necessary information with the included colored text and illustrations. Additional indexes and a table of contents inside each chapter help the readers search their needs. Assessment/Comparison
I am pleased that there is a book like this coming out to help multineeds trainees. The book is convenient for residents to carry with them and review again and again. It is also good for those who want to review the information to prepare for their professional exam. Compared with other handbooks, the book is unique since it is concise and fully covers almost all the necessary aspects. The readers can spend a day to read it through. However, they can also use it as a reference whenever needed. Reviewed by Chengyu Shi, Ph.D.
Chengyu Shi is the chief medical physicist at the radiation oncology department of the St. Vincent’s Medical Center at Bridgeport Connecticut. His major responsibility is clinical service and quality control of the department. His primary research interests are in Monte Carlo simulation, virtual patient modeling, IGRT, and SRS.
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