Radiotherapy in practice : physics for clinical oncology / edited by Amen Sibtain, Andrew Morgan, Niall MacDougall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sibtain, Amen.

Morgan, Andrew (Andrew M.)

MacDougall, Niall.

Series:

Radiotherapy in practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical physics.

Cancer--Radiotherapy.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

xi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

To be able to perform radiotherapy effectively, oncologists and radiographers need to understand the physics behind it. This book is the first on radiation physics that is written specifically for the needs of the practising oncology team.

Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for malignant disease, with over 50% of patients receiving radiotherapy at some point during their treatment. The physics behind the administration of radiotherapy is essential to an understanding of how the treatment works, and therefore optimum practice. However, most oncologists will have been taught little physics since school.

Physics for Clinical Oncology combines the expertise of-physicists and clinical oncologists, making the scientific discipline of physics clinically relevant and accessible. The content of the book is mapped against the FRCR curriculum to make it essential reading for the trainee oncologist and the wider radiotherapy team. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / A Sibtain Sibtain, A, A Morgan Morgan, A, N MacDougall MacDougall, N 1

2 Basic physics essentials for the radiation oncologist / A Sibtain Sibtain, A, A Morgan Morgan, A, N MacDougall MacDougall, N 3

3 The life of a photon / A Sibtain Sibtain, A, A Morgan Morgan, A, N MacDougall MacDougall, N 19

4 Electrons, protons and neutrons / A Morgan Morgan, A 32

5 Putting the IT in RT / N MacDougall MacDougall, N, A Morgan Morgan, A 44

6 Principles of imaging for radiotherapy / V Khoo Khoo, V, N Van As As, N Van 54

7 Radiation dosimetry / T Greener Greener, T, J Byrne Byrne, J 66

8 X-ray beam physics / R Mackay Mackay, R, A Hounsell Hounsell, A 86

9 Electron beam physics / G Pitchford Pitchford, G, A Nisbet Nisbet, A 102

10 Radiotherapy treatment planning / N MacDougall MacDougall, N, C Nalder Nalder, C, A Morgan Morgan, A 114

11 Beam therapy equipment / S J Colligan Colligan, S J, J Mills Mills, J 146

12 Brachytherapy / P Bownes Bownes, P, C Richardson Richardson, C, C Lee Lee, C 174

13 Radioactive sources / C Richardson Richardson, C, G Workman Workman, G, P Bownes Bownes, P 191

14 Unsealed sources for therapy / S J Chittenden Chittenden, S J, G Flux Flux, G, B Pratt Pratt, B 202

15 Radiation protection / C Taylor Taylor, C, M Waller Waller, M, P Bownes Bownes, P 210

16 Quality assurance in radiotherapy / T Jordan Jordan, T, E Aird Aird, E 238.

ISBN:

9780199573356

0199573352

OCLC:

761379406