This exciting two-volume text provides an in-depth introduction to radiotherapy physics. Uniquely useful for both the physicist and non-physicist, Clinical Radiotherapy Physics gradually and sequentially develops each of its topics in clear, concise language. It includes important mathematical analyses, yet is written so that these sections can be skipped, if desired, without compromising understanding.
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dose distribution planning, electron arc therapy, linear source strength, calibrated output rate, clinical radiotherapy physics, secondary electron tracks, peak output rate, scatter fluence, reference dose rate, peak scatter factor, beam localizer, equivalent square field, parallel opposed beams, local energy absorption, skin gap, isodose charts, megavoltage energies, afterloading methods, isodose patterns, optical distance indicator, simulation radiograph, isodose curves, geometric penumbra, percent depth doses, shielding evaluations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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dose distribution planning, electron arc therapy, linear source strength, calibrated output rate, clinical radiotherapy physics, secondary electron tracks, peak output rate, scatter fluence, reference dose rate, peak scatter factor, beam localizer, equivalent square field, parallel opposed beams, local energy absorption, skin gap, isodose charts, megavoltage energies, afterloading methods, isodose patterns, optical distance indicator, simulation radiograph, isodose curves, geometric penumbra, percent depth doses, shielding evaluations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, National Council, International Commission, International Atomic Energy Agency, American Association of Physicists, Monte Carlo, Academic Press, Health Phys, American Institute of Physics, British Institute of Radiology, Depth Field Size, Treatment Dose Distribution Planning, Acta Radiol, Hyperthermic Oncology, Radial Oncol, Effects of Atomic Radiation, General Assembly, Practical Case, Radiation Therapy Committee, United Nations Publications, United Nations Scientific Committee, Medical Physics Monograph, Beam Figure, Boca Raton, John Wiley New!
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- Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry by Frank Herbert Attix on page 68, page 186, and Back Matter
- Neutron Contamination from Medical Electron Accelerators (N C R P Report) by National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements on page 91, page 474, and page 476
- Quantities and Units (Icru Report, No 33) by International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements on page 165, page 167, and page 440
- An Atlas of Brachytherapy by Basil S., M.D. Hilaris on page 415, and page 417
- Atomic Nucleus by Robley Dunglison Evans on page 68, and page 90
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- Radiation Therapy Physics by William R. Hendee on page 34, page 155, and page 355
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