introductory reading for radiobiology, radonc

[mainsail]

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Hey everyone,

I'm a medical student starting a project in RadOnc.

Is there a text/resource out there (online/book) I could use to get introduced to radiobiology? I'm looking to understand such terms as Prescription Isodose (PI), Conformity Index (CI), Mod Conformity Index (mCI), etc.

It'd be great to get some kind of RadOnc 101/Radiobio 101

Thanks

 

[Pewl]

Radiobiology for the radiologist by Eric Hall is a great text, but it might be a bit heavy. When you prescribe to an isodose line, it essentially means that everything within that isodose line receives at least the prescribed dose. This could mean that the remaining higher isodose lines get excessive dose or "hot spots."

Hey everyone,

I'm a medical student starting a project in RadOnc.

Is there a text/resource out there (online/book) I could use to get introduced to radiobiology? I'm looking to understand such terms as Prescription Isodose (PI), Conformity Index (CI), Mod Conformity Index (mCI), etc.

It'd be great to get some kind of RadOnc 101/Radiobio 101

Thanks

 

[IndyXRT]

Hey everyone,

I'm a medical student starting a project in RadOnc.

Is there a text/resource out there (online/book) I could use to get introduced to radiobiology? I'm looking to understand such terms as Prescription Isodose (PI), Conformity Index (CI), Mod Conformity Index (mCI), etc.

It'd be great to get some kind of RadOnc 101/Radiobio 101

Thanks

Actually, the terms you are mentioning would be covered in physics, not radiobiology.

 

[Pewl]

Actually, the terms you are mentioning would be covered in physics, not radiobiology.

IndyXRT is correct. GTV, CTV, PTV, charged particle equilibrium, stopping powers, etc, would probably be in a physics text. I used the Khan, Jones & Cunningham, and Attix textbooks in grad school. The are very solid, but I'd be very tempted to shoot myself in the knees before I pick up and read those books again.

Have you considered googling and reading some stuff online? I've seen some great sources randomly online.

 

[mainsail]

IndyXRT is correct. GTV, CTV, PTV, charged particle equilibrium, stopping powers, etc, would probably be in a physics text. I used the Khan, Jones & Cunningham, and Attix textbooks in grad school. The are very solid, but I'd be very tempted to shoot myself in the knees before I pick up and read those books again.

Have you considered googling and reading some stuff online? I've seen some great sources randomly online.

Perhaps Google is the best answer here then; thanks!

 

[TheOwl007]

http://biologyofcancer.org/Teaching.html

Powerpoint presentations about radiation oncology. Hope it helps.

 

[MadamCurie]

http://biologyofcancer.org/Teaching.html

Powerpoint presentations about radiation oncology. Hope it helps.

Whoa - this is a pretty comprehensive resource if I do say so myself. 🙂
(I'm a radiobiologist.)

Only problem is that nearly 90% of the stuff presented is directly out of Hall's textbook anyway (and much of it from earlier editions...the current version is 6th Edition), so you might be better served just getting the book.

And if you'd like to learn more about cancer biology/molecular oncology in general (as distinct from simply radiobiology), another excellent text is The Basic Science of Oncology, 4th Edition, by Tannock et. al.