03125nam 2200613Ia 450 991045527760332120191030193359.01-282-34369-697866123436981-4443-1618-4(CKB)1000000000799755(EBL)470250(OCoLC)437299543(SSID)ssj0000306683(PQKBManifestationID)11225237(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306683(PQKBWorkID)10298594(PQKB)10525122(MiAaPQ)EBC470250(Au-PeEL)EBL470250(CaPaEBR)ebr10340519(CaONFJC)MIL234369(EXLCZ)99100000000079975520081205d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPractical radiotherapy[electronic resource] physics and equipment /edited by Pam Cherry, Angela M. Duxbury2nd ed.Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;Ames, Iowa Blackwell Pub.20091 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-8426-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.PRACTICAL RADIOTHERAPY: PHYSICS AND EQUIPMENT, Second Edition; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1: BASIC SKILLS FOR RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS; Chapter 2: X-RAY PRODUCTION; Chapter 3: RADIATION DOSIMETRY; Chapter 4: X-RAY INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER; Chapter 5: PRE-TREATMENT IMAGING; Chapter 6: SIMULATION EQUIPMENT; Chapter 7: IMMOBILISATION EQUIPMENT; Chapter 8: MEGAVOLTAGE EQUIPMENT; Chapter 9: KILOVOLTAGE EQUIPMENT; Chapter 10: TREATMENT PLANNING AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS; Chapter 11: METHODS OF BEAM DIRECTION; Chapter 12: ADVANCED TREATMENT DELIVERYChapter 13: TREATMENT VERIFICATIONChapter 14: INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION PROTECTION; Chapter 15: USE OF RADIONUCLIDES IN IMAGING AND THERAPY; Chapter 16: SEALED SOURCES IN RADIOTHERAPY; Appendix: SELF-TEST ANSWERS; INDEXPractical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. Practical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information.Medical physicsRadiotherapyEquipment and suppliesElectronic books.Medical physics.RadiotherapyEquipment and supplies.615.8/42Cherry Pam959361Duxbury Angela959362MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455277603321Practical radiotherapy2173858UNINA