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Practical radiotherapy : Physics and equipment/

Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. The early section of the book deals with the essential physics and mathematics of radiation beams with chapters on atomic and applied laws of physics, X-ray production, radiation dos...

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Drugi avtorji: Cherry, Pam (Editor), Duxberry, Angela M (Editor)
Format: Printed Book
Jezik:English
Izdano: U K : Wiley-Blackwell, c 2009.
Izdaja:Second edition.
Teme:
Kazalo:
  • Basic skills for radiotherapy physics
  • X-ray production
  • Radiation dosimetry
  • X-ray interactions with matter
  • Pre-treatment imaging
  • Simulation equipment
  • Immobilisation equipment
  • Megavoltage equipment
  • Kilovoltage equipment
  • Treatment planning and computer systems
  • Methods of beam direction
  • Advanced treatment delivery
  • Treatment verification
  • Introduction to radiation protection
  • Use of radionuclides in imaging and therapy
  • Sealed sources in radiotherapy.4