Radiobiology for the radiologist / Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Eric J., author.

Giaccia, Amato J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical radiology.

Radiobiology.

Medical physics.

Radiation Effects.

Radiotherapy.

Medical Subjects:

Radiation Effects.

Radiobiology.

Radiotherapy.

Physical Description:

vii, 597 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

regular print

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2019]

Summary:

"This book combines traditional and molecular radiation biology principles. New chapters introduce new therapies on medical countermeasures to radiation exposure and new molecular techniques in radiology. Generally considered the most comprehensive textbook on cellular and molecular radiobiology."--Publisher.

Contents:

Physics and chemistry of radiation absorption

Molecular mechanisms of DNA and chromosome damage and repair

Cell survival curves

Radiosensitivity and cell age in the mitotic cycle

Fractionated radiation and the dose-rate effect

Oxygen effect and reoxygenation

Linear energy transfer and relative biologic effectiveness

Acute radiation syndrome

Medical countermeasures to radiation exposure

Radiation carcinogenesis

Heritable effects of radiation

Effects of radiation on the embryo and fetus

Radiation cataractogenesis

Radiologic terrorism

Doses and risks in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology and cardiology, and nuclear medicine

Radiation protection

Molecular techniques in radiobiology

Cancer biology

Dose-response relationships for model normal tissues

Clinical response of normal tissues

Model tumor systems

Cell, tissue, and tumor kinetics

Time, dose, and fractionation in radiotherapy

Retreatment after radiotherapy: the possibilities and the perils

Alternative radiation modalities

The biology and exploitation of tumor hypoxia

Chemotherapeutic agents from the perspective of the radiation biologist

Hyperthermia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496335418

1496335414

OCLC:

1014138215