Computers have had and will continue to have a tremendous impact on professional activity in almost all areas. This applies to radiological medicine and in particular to radiation therapy. This book compiles the most recent developments and results of the application of computers and computer science as presented at the XIIIth International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy in Heidelberg, Germany. The text of both oral presentations and posters is included. The book is intended for computer sientists, medical physicists, engineers and physicians in the field of radiation therapy and provides a comprehensive survey of the entire field.

Monday, 22 May 2000 Focus Session: Inverse Planning (Steve Webb)

Session: Optimization/Inverse Planning 1
Session: Computer Science
Focus Session: Monte Carlo-Based Routine Clinical Treatment Planning (David Rogers)
Session: Computer Science/Imaging
Tuesday, 23 May 2000 Focus Session: IMRT Delivery: Theoretical Concepts and Clinical Reality (Arthur Boyer, Wilfried DeNeve)
Session: IMRT Delivery Techniques
Session: Dose Calculation & Biological Models
Wednesday, 24 May 2000 Focus Session: Quality Assurance in Treatment Verification of Conformal Radiation Therapy (Fridtjof Nüsslin)
Session: IMRT Delivery & Verification
Session: Other Treatment Modalities
Session: Quality Assurance
Session: Monte Carlo 1
Session: Monte Carlo 2
Session: Brachytherapy
Thursday, 25 May 2000 Focus Session: New Approaches in Patient Positioning - Strengthening a Weak Chain Link (Gig Mageras)
Session: Optimization/Inverse Planning 2
Session: EPID & Patient Positioning
Author Index.