LEADER 03164nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910778489903321 005 20191030193359.0 010 $a1-282-34369-6 010 $a9786612343698 010 $a1-4443-1618-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000799755 035 $a(EBL)470250 035 $a(OCoLC)437299543 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000306683 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225237 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306683 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10298594 035 $a(PQKB)10525122 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470250 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470250 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10340519 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234369 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7147471 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7147471 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000799755 100 $a20081205d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPractical radiotherapy$b[electronic resource] $ephysics and equipment /$fedited by Pam Cherry, Angela M. Duxbury 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;$aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell Pub.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-8426-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPRACTICAL 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 DELIVERY 327 $aChapter 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; INDEX 330 $aPractical 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. 606 $aMedical physics 606 $aRadiotherapy$xEquipment and supplies 615 0$aMedical physics. 615 0$aRadiotherapy$xEquipment and supplies. 676 $a615.8/42 701 $aCherry$b Pam$01529246 701 $aDuxbury$b Angela$01529247 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778489903321 996 $aPractical radiotherapy$93773349 997 $aUNINA