Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine : therapeutic applications /

This book covers the applications of Monte Carlo (MC) calculations in therapeutic nuclear medicine from basic principles, to computer implementations of software packages and their applications in radiation dosimetry and treatment planning in targeted radionuclide therapy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Zaidi, Habib (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 22.
IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology.
IOP ebooks. 2022 collection.
Temas:
Nuclear medicine > Statistical methods.
Monte Carlo method.
Radioisotopes > Therapeutic use.
Monte Carlo Method.
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted > methods.
Radiometry.
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted.
Medical physics.
Medical physics and biophysics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Monte Carlo techniques in nuclear medicine dosimetry / Habib Zaidi and Pedro Andreo
  • 2. Advances in imaging for radiation therapy / Stephan Walrand and Michel Hesse
  • 3. Basic concepts of internal radiation dosimetry / Pat Zanzonico and Wesley Bolch
  • 4. Dose point-kernels for radionuclide dosimetry / Manuel Bardiès and Lidia Strigari
  • 5. Computational models of human anatomy / Wesley Bolch
  • 6. Radiobiology aspects and radionuclide selection criteria in cancer therapy / Amin I. Kassis
  • 7. Microdosimetry of targeted radionuclides / Pablo Mínguez Gabiäna, John C. Roeske and John L. Humm
  • 8. Monte Carlo calculations in therapeutic nuclear medicine / Michael Stabin and Habib Zaidi
  • 9. The OLINDA software package / Michael Stabin
  • 10. The three-dimensional radiobioligical dosimetry software package, 3D-RD / Robert F. Hobbs and George Sgouros
  • 11. RAPID: radiopharmaceutical assessment platform for internal dosimetry / Bryan Bednarz, Abigail Besemer, Ian Marsh, David Adam and Joseph Grudzinski
  • 12. The VRAK software for internal radionuclide dosimetry / Price Jackson and Graeme O'Keefe
  • 13. The Raydose software for image-based dosimetry in molecular radiotherapy / Emiliano Spezi, Nick Patterson and Salvatore Berenato
  • 14. The VIDA software for targeted radionuclide therapy / Susan Kost, Jacob Hesterman and Keryn Gresco
  • 15. Novel approaches for voxel-based dosimetry / Tianwu Xie
  • 16. The Monte Carlo method as a design tool in selective internal radiation therapy / Arnaud Dieudonné and Manuel Sánchez-García
  • 17. The Monte Carlo method as a design tool in boron neutron capture therapy / Leyla Moghaddasi
  • 18. Monte Carlo-based dosimetry of Auger electrons / Nadia Falzone
  • 19. Monte Carlo models and methods of skeletal and bone marrow dosimetry / Wesley Bolch
  • 20. The use of Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate image-based absorbed dose calculation procedures / Michael Ljungberg and Yuni K. Dewaraja
  • 21. Summary / Habib Zaidi.

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