The physics of radiation therapy

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Khan, Faiz M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2003
Edition:3th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Structure of Matter
  • 2. Nuclear Transformations
  • 3. Production of X-rays
  • 4. Clinical Radiation Generators
  • 5. Interactions of Ionizing Radiation
  • 6. Measurement of Ionizing Radiation
  • 7. Quality of X-ray Beams
  • 8. Measurement of Absorbed Dose
  • 9. Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis
  • 10. A System of Dosimetric Calculations
  • 11. Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions
  • 12. Treatment Planning II: Patient Data, Corrections, and Set-up
  • 13. Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation
  • 14. Electron Beam Therapy
  • 15. Brachytherapy
  • 16. Radiation Protection
  • 17. Quality Assurance
  • 18. Total Body Irradiation
  • 19. Three-dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
  • 20. Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy
  • 21. Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • 22. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
  • 23. Prostate Implants
  • 24. Intravascular Brachytherapy