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1. Introduction to humanitarian engineering : varieties of technical experience / David Butler and Guru Madhavan -- 2. Cost-effective radiation treatment delivery systems for low- and middle-income countries / Afua A. Yorke and Eric Ford -- 3. Advanced information and communication technologies including artificial intelligence for global radiation oncology / Laurence E. Court, Saurabh S. Nair, Skylar S. Gay and Joshua S. Niedzielski -- 4. Low-cost, high-quality x-ray imaging technology for radiotherapy / Marios Myronakis and Ross Berbeco -- 5. Engineering smart biomaterials for hypofractionated radiotherapy / Lensa Keno, Michele Moreau, Sayeda Yasmin-Karim and Wilfred Ngwa -- 6. Humanitarian engineering solutions : surgical oncology / Beatrice Wiafe Addai and Lawrencia Dsane Bawuah -- 7. Humanitarian engineering solutions : cervical cancer screening and treatment / Miriam Cremer, Rachel Masch, Montserrat Soler and Gabriel Conzuelo -- 8. Humanitarian engineering solutions : medical oncology / Jicheng Zhang, Jiangbo Yu, Jerald P. Radich and Daniel T. Chiu -- 9. Humanitarian engineering education / Claire Dempsey, Derek Brown and Adam Shulman.

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Humanitarian engineering focuses on programs that are affordable, sustainable, and based on local resources, and is one way to address the emerging problem of cancer in the global setting. This text presents case studies, drawn from a variety of disciplines including radiation oncology, a medical speciality that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer. Together these illustrate the ways in which humanitarian engineering can address the acute global need for cancer care. Part of IOP Series in Global Health and Radiation Oncology.

Practitioners, clinicians and professionals in radiation oncology and radiation therapy oriented toward global health.

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Eric Ford, PhD is a Professor, Director and Vice-Chair of Medical Physics at the University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center. He has extensive experience in medical physics and global oncology, with over 160 papers and three books. He has been the Principal Investigator of multiple federal grants and is a frequent invited speaker in national and international forums. He is an active member of various professional societies including the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and has served on the Board of both organizations. He is a valued mentor to students and other trainees and has been recognized with five teaching awards.

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