| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Radiotherapy in practice |
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Radiotherapy in practice.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Series -- Radiotherapy in Practice -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Basic physics essentials to the radiation oncologist -- 2 The life of a photon: Birth to extinction and what happens in between -- 3 Particles: Electrons, protons, and neutrons -- 4 Putting the IT in RT -- 5 Dosimetry: Measuring radiation dose -- 6 X-ray beam physics -- 7 Electron beam physics -- 8 Imaging for treatment planning -- 9 External beam treatment planning -- 10 Imaging for treatment delivery: Image-guided radiotherapy -- 11 Beam therapy equipment |
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12 Brachytherapy -- 13 Molecular radiotherapy -- 14 Radiation protection in radiotherapy -- 15 Quality in radiotherapy -- Further reading -- Index |
| Summary |
Physics for Clinical Oncology supports clinical oncologists in their understanding of the basic science which underpins radiotherapy. This second edition has been updated to include advances in technology and the increased complexity in modern radiotherapy |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on December 7, 2022) |
| Subject |
Medical physics.
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Cancer -- Radiography
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Physics.
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Radiotherapy.
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Radiation Oncology
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Physics
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Radiotherapy
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physics.
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Medical physics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sibtain, Amen editor
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Morgan, Andrew (Andrew M.), editor.
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MacDougall, Niall editor
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| ISBN |
9780192607690 |
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0192607693 |
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9780191895524 |
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0191895520 |
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9780192607706 |
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0192607707 |
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