Khan's the physics of radiation therapy /

Title:

Khan's the physics of radiation therapy /

Author:

Khan, Faiz M., author.

Format:

Book

Institution:

MCPHS Boston

Contents:

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.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

MCPHS Circulation - Boston Campus
R895 .R44 2014 – Available

• Available Temporarily at MCPHS Reserve Desk - Boston Campus
  On reserve for RTT280 Medical Radiation Physics I (RTT (Radiation Therapy): Ebert)
  On reserve for RTT280 Medical Radiation Physics I (RTT (Radiation Therapy): Buzurovic)