Description: Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology, Paperback by Stanton, Robert; Stinson, Donna, ISBN 1930524404, ISBN-13 9781930524408, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Written in accessible language, this text for radiation therapy students covers physics principles to help them understand the technologies they will apply to patients. Chapters cover matter and energy, radiation and its properties, the production of X-rays, and X-ray interactions with matter, as well as principles of radiation detectors, determining radiation intensity, and linear accelerators and other high-energy machines. The geometry of photon beams, photon beam and electron beam dosimetry, are explained. There are also chapters on treatment planning, brachytherapy, and radiation safety. B&w illustrations and diagrams appear on most pages, plus a few b&w diagnostic images. In addition to chapter objectives and problems, th contains about 50 pages of references tables, a glossary, answer to problems, and a periodic table of the elements. This revised edition is expanded to add material on new techniques. Information on the author is not given. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology
Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Medicine, Radiology, Physics
Item Height: 254 mm
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Applied Physics for Radiation Oncology
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert Stanton, Donna Stinson
Item Width: 178 mm
Format: Paperback
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