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Design and Shielding of Radiotherapy Treatment Facilities provides readers with a single point of reference for all aspects of shielding design and radiation protection advice to the construction and modification of radiotherapy facilities. The book assembles a faculty of national and international experts on all modalities including megavoltage and kilovoltage photons, brachytherapy and high-energy particles, and on conventional and Monte Carlo shielding calculations. Their consensus and expertise is reflected through the list of chapters, and the editors have also ensured a consistent message throughout the text by face-to-face discussion and thorough revisions of the original IPEM Report 75. This book is a comprehensive reference for qualified experts and radiation-shielding designers in radiation physics and also useful to administrators, planners, architects, constructors and others involved in the design of radiotherapy facilities.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgement
Author biography
Contributors
1 The design and procurement process
2 The design of radiotherapy facilities
3 Radiation protection requirements
4 Clinical practice, treatment room and control room design
5 Empirical shielding calculations for treatment rooms with linear accelerators
6 Monte Carlo methods
7 Shielding materials and construction details
8 Specialist applications: Gamma Knife®, TomoTherapy® and CyberKnife®
9 Kilovoltage therapy and electronic brachytherapy
10 Brachytherapy
11 Radiation shielding and safety for particle therapy facilities
12 Shielding verification and radiation surveys