Radiotherapy Physics : In Practice

ISBN-13: 9780192628787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 362 str.

Thwaites Williams Jerry

Opis

Radiotherapy physics, second edition is a comprehensive, practical int roduction to radiotherapy physics. It provides detailed descriptions o f current techniques, written by experienced practitioners who review current methods and give specific guidance in their own areas of exper tise. This new edition reflects the significant changes that have occu rred in radiotherapy equipment and techniques - the routine use of MLC s, the delivery of IMRT, advances in imaging technology for planning ( eg MRI, CT-simulator) and for treatment verification (EPIDs). There ha ve also been significant changes in dosimetry, which have resulted in new dosimetry protocols. Trainee and qualified medical physicists, rad iographers, radiation oncologists, and other personnel involved in rad iotherapy will find this book to be an excellent guide to this importa nt specialty.

Recenzje

This book is well suited to its intended purpose of providing a practical text for trainee radiotherapy physicists and, in addition, it is a useful reference text for other physicists... it gives a valuable insight into the quality assurance and practical considerations required to establish and maintain equipment and safe working practices within a modern radiotherapy department.