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Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology : Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects /
Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology: Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects, Third Edition continues to provide current, concise, and a readily available source of clinical information for busy practicing radiation oncologists. The book consists of 26 chapters, divided into four parts: Part I des...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword-James A. Bonner; Foreword-Thomas A. Buchholz; Preface; Contributors; Reviewers; I
- BASIC SCIENCE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY; 1
- Radiation Physics, Dosimetry, and Treatment Planning; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; Mass; Energy; Charge; Force; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; Atomic Models; Electron Binding Energy; Atomic Shell Filling Rules; Characteristic Radiation; Auger Electrons; Nuclear Binding Energy; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; MODES OF RADIOACTIVE DECAY; Alpha Decay
- Beta DecayGamma Emission; Isomeric Transitions; Internal Conversion; Mathematics of Radioactive Decay; Activity; Equilibrium; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND PROPERTIES OF INTERACTION; Photon Interaction Process, Kerma, Absorbed Dose; Modes of Photon Interaction; Mathematics of Photon Attenuation; PARTICULATE RADIATION PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS; Interactions of Electrons; Interactions of Neutrons; Interactions of Heavy Charged Particles; THE PHYSICS OF DOSIMETRY; Inverse Square Law; Backscatter Factor; Peak Scatter Factor; Depth of Maximum Dose (dmax); Percentage Depth Dose; Tissue-Air Ratio
- Scatter-Air RatioTissue-Phantom Ratio, Tissue-Maximum Ratio; LINAC CALIBRATION; Types of Calibration; Field Size Correction Factors; Collimator Scatter Factor and Phantom Scatter Factor; Beam Modifier Factors; Patient Attenuation Factors; Calculation of Monitor Units and Treatment Time; Electron Beam Dosimetry; THE PHYSICS OF RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY; External Beam Radiation; Internal Radiation; RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY; 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy; Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
- Image-Guided Radiation TherapyBRACHYTHERAPY; Interstitial Brachytherapy; Intracavitary Brachytherapy; OTHER RADIATION THERAPY MODALITIES; References; 2
- Radiation Protection and Safety; MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION QUANTITIES; Radiation Exposure; Absorbed Dose; Effective Dose Equivalent; Effective Dose; RADIATION PROTECTION PRINCIPLES; ORGANIZATIONS; REGULATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL AND GENERAL PUBLIC DOSE LIMITS; ALARA AND RADIATION-INDUCED BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; RADIATION TREATMENT ROOM DESIGN; SIGNAGE AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS; EQUIPMENT AND AREA MONITORING; PERSONNEL MONITORING; References
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- Radiation BiologyRADIOBIOLOGICAL QUANTITIES; Directly and Indirectly Ionizing Radiation; Deposition of Ionizations Along Tracks; Direct and Indirect Effects of Radiation; Linear Energy Transfer; Relative Biological Effectiveness; Therapeutic Ratio; RADIATION EFFECTS ON CHROMOSOMES; Chromosome-Type Aberrations; Chromatid-Type Aberrations; Telomeres and Telomerase; Repair of Radiation Damage; CELL SURVIVAL CURVES; Target Theory; The Linear-Quadratic (L-Q) Model; The Four "R's" of Radiobiology; FRACTIONATION PROTOCOLS USED IN CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE RATE EFFECT AND REPAIR OF DAMAGE