Radiation Biology

8.

Clinical Applications

8.1.

Radiation Therapy

8.1.1.

Principles of Radiotherapy

8.1.1.1.

Therapeutic Ratio

8.1.1.2.

Tumor Control Probability

8.1.1.3.

Normal Tissue Complication Probability

8.1.2.

Treatment Planning

8.1.2.1.

Target Volume Definition

8.1.2.2.

Dose Distribution

8.1.2.3.

Critical Organ Constraints

8.1.3.

External Beam Radiotherapy

8.1.3.1.

Photon Beam Therapy

8.1.3.2.

Electron Beam Therapy

8.1.3.3.

Particle Beam Therapy

8.1.3.3.1.

8.1.3.3.2.

Heavy Ion Therapy

8.1.4.

8.1.4.1.

Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy

8.1.4.2.

High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

8.1.4.3.

Permanent Implants

8.1.5.

Targeted Radiotherapy

8.1.5.1.

Radioimmunotherapy

8.1.5.2.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy

8.1.5.3.

Selective Internal Radiation Therapy

8.1.6.

Combination Therapies

8.1.6.1.

Chemoradiotherapy

8.1.6.2.

Immunoradiotherapy

8.2.

Diagnostic Imaging

8.2.1.

8.2.1.1.

Conventional Radiography

8.2.1.2.

8.2.1.3.

8.2.2.

Computed Tomography

8.2.2.1.

8.2.2.2.

Dose Considerations

8.2.2.3.

Contrast Enhancement

8.2.3.

Nuclear Medicine

8.2.3.1.

Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals

8.2.3.2.

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

8.2.3.3.

Positron Emission Tomography

8.2.3.4.

8.3.

Radiation Accidents and Medical Management

8.3.1.

Types of Radiation Accidents

8.3.1.1.

External Irradiation

8.3.1.2.

Contamination Events

8.3.1.3.

Criticality Accidents

8.3.2.

Medical Countermeasures

8.3.2.1.

Cytokine Therapy

8.3.2.2.

Stem Cell Transplantation

8.3.2.3.

Supportive Care

8.3.3.

Triage and Assessment

8.3.3.1.

Dose Estimation

8.3.3.2.

Biological Dosimetry

8.3.3.3.

Clinical Indicators

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