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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677651703321

Autore

Pawlicki Todd

Titolo

Hendee's radiation therapy physics / / Todd Pawlicki, Daniel J. Scanderbeg, George Starkschall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-57527-X

1-118-57526-1

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Disciplina

615.8/42

Soggetti

Radiotherapy - Equipment and supplies

Radiotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preceded by Radiation therapy physics / William R. Hendee, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Eric G. Hendee. 3rd ed. c2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Atomic structure and radioactive decay -- Interactions of X rays and gamma rays -- Interactions of particulate radiation with matter -- Machines for producting radiation -- Measurement of ionizing radiation -- Calibration of megavoltage beams of X rays and electrons -- Central-axis point dose calculations -- External beam dose calculations -- External beam treatment planning and delivery -- The basics of medical imaging -- Diagnostic imaging and applications to radiation therapy -- Tumor targeting: image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy -- Computer systems -- Radiation oncology informatics.