Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology : Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects / [edited by] Hasan Murshed.
Material type: TextPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]Copyright date: ♭2019Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- online resource
- 9780128141298
- 0128141298
- 616.99/4 MUR 23
- RC271.R3
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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4 Week Loan | St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin | St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin | Open Shelves | 616.99/4 MRR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39015000024821 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword-James A. Bonner; Foreword-Thomas A. Buchholz; Preface; Contributors; Reviewers; I -- BASIC SCIENCE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; 1 -- Radiation Physics, Dosimetry, and Treatment Planning; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; Mass; Energy; Charge; Force; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; Atomic Models; Electron Binding Energy; Atomic Shell Filling Rules; Characteristic Radiation; Auger Electrons; Nuclear Binding Energy; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; MODES OF RADIOACTIVE DECAY; Alpha Decay
Beta DecayGamma Emission; Isomeric Transitions; Internal Conversion; Mathematics of Radioactive Decay; Activity; Equilibrium; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND PROPERTIES OF INTERACTION; Photon Interaction Process, Kerma, Absorbed Dose; Modes of Photon Interaction; Mathematics of Photon Attenuation; PARTICULATE RADIATION PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS; Interactions of Electrons; Interactions of Neutrons; Interactions of Heavy Charged Particles; THE PHYSICS OF DOSIMETRY; Inverse Square Law; Backscatter Factor; Peak Scatter Factor; Depth of Maximum Dose (dmax); Percentage Depth Dose; Tissue-Air Ratio
Scatter-Air RatioTissue-Phantom Ratio, Tissue-Maximum Ratio; LINAC CALIBRATION; Types of Calibration; Field Size Correction Factors; Collimator Scatter Factor and Phantom Scatter Factor; Beam Modifier Factors; Patient Attenuation Factors; Calculation of Monitor Units and Treatment Time; Electron Beam Dosimetry; THE PHYSICS OF RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY; External Beam Radiation; Internal Radiation; RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY; 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy; Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
Image-Guided Radiation TherapyBRACHYTHERAPY; Interstitial Brachytherapy; Intracavitary Brachytherapy; OTHER RADIATION THERAPY MODALITIES; References; 2 -- Radiation Protection and Safety; MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION QUANTITIES; Radiation Exposure; Absorbed Dose; Effective Dose Equivalent; Effective Dose; RADIATION PROTECTION PRINCIPLES; ORGANIZATIONS; REGULATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL AND GENERAL PUBLIC DOSE LIMITS; ALARA AND RADIATION-INDUCED BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; RADIATION TREATMENT ROOM DESIGN; SIGNAGE AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS; EQUIPMENT AND AREA MONITORING; PERSONNEL MONITORING; References
3 -- Radiation BiologyRADIOBIOLOGICAL QUANTITIES; Directly and Indirectly Ionizing Radiation; Deposition of Ionizations Along Tracks; Direct and Indirect Effects of Radiation; Linear Energy Transfer; Relative Biological Effectiveness; Therapeutic Ratio; RADIATION EFFECTS ON CHROMOSOMES; Chromosome-Type Aberrations; Chromatid-Type Aberrations; Telomeres and Telomerase; Repair of Radiation Damage; CELL SURVIVAL CURVES; Target Theory; The Linear-Quadratic (L-Q) Model; The Four "R's" of Radiobiology; FRACTIONATION PROTOCOLS USED IN CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE RATE EFFECT AND REPAIR OF DAMAGE
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