Practical radiotherapy : physics and equipment

By:

Cherry, P (ed)

Contributor(s):

Duxbury, A (ed)

Publication details: Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell, 2020Edition: 3rdDescription: xiii, 314pISBN:

9781119512622

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Contents:

Text includes: Introduction to radiotherapy practice; X-ray production; Radiation detection and measurement; Principles of imaging modalities; Principles and practice of treatment planning; Quality management in radiotherapy; Brachytherapy physics and equipment.

Summary: This book examines all the essential aspects of radiotherapy, from the physics and mathematics of radiation beams, to in-depth descriptions of the equipment used by radiotherapy practitioners, to new and expanded coverage of MR-linac and Halcyon technology, proton therapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, sealed-source verification and quality assurance for MV equipment. It is a valuable resource for radiotherapy and medical physics students, radiotherapists, therapeutic radiographers, radiation therapists, clinical oncologists and oncology nurses.

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This book examines all the essential aspects of radiotherapy, from the physics and mathematics of radiation beams, to in-depth descriptions of the equipment used by radiotherapy practitioners, to new and expanded coverage of MR-linac and Halcyon technology, proton therapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, sealed-source verification and quality assurance for MV equipment. It is a valuable resource for radiotherapy and medical physics students, radiotherapists, therapeutic radiographers, radiation therapists, clinical oncologists and oncology nurses.

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