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Khan's the physics of radiation therapy /

1451182457

9781451182453

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Khan's the physics of radiation therapy /

[Book]

Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons

Fifth edition

xi, 572 pages :

illustrations (chiefly color) ;

29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Structure of matter -- Nuclear transformations -- Production of x-rays -- Clinical radiation generators -- Interactions of ionizing radiation -- Measurement of ionizing radiation -- Quality of x-ray beams -- Measurement of absorbed dose -- Dose distribution and scatter analysis -- A system of dosimetric calculations -- Treatment planning I : isodose distributions -- Treatment planning II : patient data acquisition, treatment verification, and inhomogeneity corrections -- Treatment planning III : field shaping, skin dose, and field separation -- Electron beam therapy -- Low-dose-rate brachytherapy : rules of implantation and dose specification -- Radiation protection -- Quality assurance -- Total body irradiation -- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy -- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy -- Stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy -- High-dose-rate brachytherapy -- Prostate implants : technique, dosimetry, and treatment planning -- Intravascular brachytherapy -- Image-guided radiation therapy -- Proton beam therapy

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Physics of radiation therapy

Medical physics

Radiotherapy

Health Physics

Radiometry

Radiotherapy

Khan, Faiz M.

Gibbons, John P.,Jr.

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[Book]

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