Spatially Fractionated, Microbeam and FLASH Radiation Therapy

This textbook is a comprehensive review of the physics of heterogeneous radiation and is linked, through a multidisciplinary approach, to clinical applications and biological considerations of heterogenous radiation. Fundamental principles of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT), techniques and technologies, dosimetric properties of SFRT, planning methods, documentation, standardized reporting metrics and clinical practice recommendations are comprehensively reviewed. The current status and results of clinical patient studies are presented, which have the potential to advance the management of bulky and advanced tumors. Potential biological underpinnings are reviewed that may challenge the current radiobiological understanding of radiation response and radiation therapy design parameters. Such multidisciplinary understanding is a critical foundation as the field of heterogeneous radiation rapidly advances in technological development and clinical investigation.

**Key Features: **

GRID collimator- and MLC-based GRID therapy

3D Lattice radiation therapy

Flash radiation therapy

Minibeam and microbeam therapy

Proton beam GRID therapy

GRID and Lattice therapy plan evaluation and documentation

Clinical applications of SFRT and patient outcomes

Monte Carlo simulation techniques of SFRT

Practical applications and procedures (where appropriate)

Biological correlations and potential biological underpinnings

Immune phenomena in SFRT