Blackburn's Introduction to Clinical Radiation Therapy PhysicsAn introduction to the basic physics concepts routinely employed in radiation therapy treatment and dose planning. Based on a series of lectures by a well-respected radiation physicist who died in 1986. The purpose of the text is to help residents in radiation oncology become clinically competent as quickly as possible. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
Contents
Foreword | 1 |
Exposure and Dose | 8 |
Characteristics of External Beam Photon Fields | 15 |
Copyright | |
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15 cm field 80 cm SSD absorbed Absorbed Dose axis backscatter backscatter factor block bolus bremsstrahlung buildup calculate calibration central ray cGy/min Clinac-4 cm depth collimator correction D₁ Depth cm depth dose fraction depth dose table depth of interest dose at dmax Dose at Points dose rate Dosimetry equivalent square example exposure F-factor f₁ field size Figure Gamma Rays gradient higher energy homogeneity inhomogeneity inverse square law isocenter isodose curves isodose distribution isodose line isodose summation layer maximum dose maxiphantom measured monitor factor monitor units muscle opposing fields patient peak scatter factor penumbra photon prescription dose primary radiation Radiation Therapy Radiology Radiotherapy ratio SAD techniques scattered radiation shadow tray single field specified SSD planning Superficial X-Ray surface target volume teletherapy thickness tion tissue treatment duration treatment unit wedge angle wedge factor Wedge Filters x-rays