Expanding horizons in medical physics: Standardization to visualization and quantitative assessment based personalized treatments

[...]of decades of these efforts, it is possible to achieve radiation source calibration within one-tenth of one percent accuracy from a sharply defined pencil beam of radiation of high-dose rate delivery systems. Since these developments are providing the potential to expand the role and responsibi...

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Published in:Journal of medical physics 2015-10, Vol.40 (4), p.181-182
Main Author: Paliwal, Bhudatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Gene expression
Health physics
Ionizing radiation
Medical imaging
Morphology
Physicists
Physics
Physiology
Planning
Quality control
Radiation therapy
Standardization
Therapeutics
Tumors
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Summary:[...]of decades of these efforts, it is possible to achieve radiation source calibration within one-tenth of one percent accuracy from a sharply defined pencil beam of radiation of high-dose rate delivery systems. Since these developments are providing the potential to expand the role and responsibilities of conventional RT medical physicists, we should broaden the scope of our teaching and training syllabi, incorporating efficient and cost-effective methods of Web-based eLearning using blended (elements consisting of didactic, interactive, and applied hands-on learning) courses.
ISSN:0971-6203
1998-3913
DOI:10.4103/0971-6203.170795