Radiation Therapy Physics, Volume 495

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Wiley, 2005 - Medical - 450 pages
The techniques of state-of-the-art radiation therapy have evolved greatly in recent years. Treatment procedures such as conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy, high dose-rate and brachytherapy, and image-guided radiation therapy have become standards in radiation therapy clinics around the world. Teaching models for radiation therapy have advanced accordingly, as have the protocols for calibrating and applying radiation beams in treatment.

This Third Edition of Radiation Therapy Physics provides the latest information on the technological and conceptual developments currently transforming the field. A concise guide to fundamental principles and clinical applications, the text includes reviews of the most up-to-date instrumentation as well as critical historical links.

Radiation Therapy Physics, Third Edition offers:

  • New coverage of imaging modalities in therapy planning and verification, calibration protocols, and precision radiation therapy, as well as relevant regulation and compliance issues
  • An expanded section on computer applications in radiation therapy and electron beam therapy
  • A new, easy-to-follow format
  • Numerous illustrative diagrams, photographs, tables, and graphs
  • Problems, answers, and summaries for each chapter
  • New images obtained from high-energy x-ray beams delivered by linear accelerators
  • Clear and concise writing style throughout

With its user-friendly presentation and broad, comprehensive coverage of radiotherapy physics, Radiation Therapy Physics, Third Edition is both an accessible medical text and a handy professional reference.

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Contents

ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND RADIOACTIVE DECAY
1
RADIOACTIVE DECAY
8
RADIOACTIVE EQUILIBRIUM
15
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AAPM absorbed dose angle atomic number attenuation coefficient Biol brachytherapy calculations cavity central axis clinical collimator components correction decay density depth of maximum described detector determined device distance dose distribution dose rate dosimetry effective electron beam Example exposure factor field film filter fluence gamma rays Hendee high-energy implant IMRT interaction ionization chamber irradiated isocenter isodose curves isodose distributions linear accelerator magnetic MARGIN FIGURE mass maximum dose measured Medical medium megavoltage method monitor neutrons nuclear nucleus nuclide Oncol pair production particles patient percent depth dose phantom photon beam photons Phys Physics position produced radiation beam radiation therapy radioactive radioactive decay radiograph Radiol Radiology radiotherapy radium region rotation scanner secular equilibrium simulator surface techniques teletherapy thickness tissue tissue/air ratio Tomotherapy transmission treatment planning treatment unit tumor voltage wedge x rays x-ray beam x-ray tube y-ray

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About the author (2005)

William Richard Hendee was born in Owosso, Mich. on January 1, 1938. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., Hendee enrolled at the University of Texas and earned his Ph.D. in 1962. Along with a successful career as a medical physics educator and university official, Hendee has written and edited a number of books, drawing on his extensive background in the medical field. Some of the books Hendee has contributed to include Health Effects of Exposure to Low-Level Ionizing Radiation, The Health of Adolescents, Radiation Therapy Physics, and Electronic Imaging in Medicine.

Bibliographic information

TitleRadiation Therapy Physics, Volume 495
Radiation Therapy Physics, Geoffrey S. Ibbott
AuthorsWilliam R. Hendee, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Eric G. Hendee
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherWiley, 2005
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJul 30, 2008
ISBN0471394939, 9780471394938
Length450 pages
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Medical / General
Medical / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
  
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