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1024530
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b778900
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| Main Entry
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Baltas, Dimos.
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The physics of modern brachytherapy for oncology /\ D. Baltas, L. Sakelliou, N. Zamboglou.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: Taylor & Francis,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering
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1 online resource (647 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0750307080
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: 1420012428
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: 9780750307086
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: 9781420012422
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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AND RADIATIONS; Atoms; Atomic Nucleus; Nuclear Transformation Processes; Modes of Decay; Elementary Particles and the Standard Model; INTERACTION PROPERTIES OF PHOTONS AND ELECTRONS; Introduction; Photon Interaction Processes; Mass Attenuation Coefficient; Mass Energy Absorption Coefficients; Electron Interaction Processes; BRACHYTHERAPY RADIONUCLIDES AND THEIR PROPERTIES; Introduction; Notation; 60Cobalt; 137Caesium; 198Gold; 192Iridium; 125Iodine; 103Palladium; 169Ytterbium; 170Thullium; PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SEALED SOURCES; Introduction; 192Iridium Sources; 125Iodine LDR Seeds; 103Palladium LDR Seeds; 169Ytterbium LDR Seeds; 60Cobalt HDR Sources; 137Cesium LDR Sources; 198Gold HDR Seeds; 170Thulium High Activity Seeds; 131Caesium LDR Seeds; Enrichment Methods; ß-ray Emitting Microparticles and Nanoparticles; SOURCE SPECIFICATION AND SOURCE CALIBRATION; Source Specification; Source
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Calibration; SOURCE DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Coordinate Systems and Geometry Definition; Models of Dose Rate and Dose Calculation; MONTE CARLO-BASED SOURCE DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Monte Carlo Photon Transport Simulations; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of Monoenergetic Photon Point Sources; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of 103Pd, 125I, 169Yb, and 192Ir Point Sources; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of Commercially Available 192Ir Source Designs; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd LDR Seeds; EXPERIMENTAL DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Phantom Material; Ionization Dosimetry; TLD Dosimetry; Polymer Gel Dosimetry in Brachytherapy; Appendix 1 Data Table of the Isotopes; Appendix 2: Unit Conversion Factors and Physical Constants; Appendix 3: TG-43 Tables for Brachytherapy Sources; Appendix 4: Dose Rate Tables for Brachytherapy Sources; Index; *Each chapter contains references.
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THE EARLY HISTORY OF BRACHYTHERAPY PHYSICS; Introduction; Discoveries; Ionization and X-Rays; a, ß, ?, and Half-Life; Nuclear Transformation; Rutherford-Bohr Atom; The Start of Brachytherapy; Dose Rates; Dosimetry Systems; Marie Curie; RADIATION QUANTITIES AND UNITS; Introduction; Ionization and Excitation; Radiometry; Interaction Coefficients; Dosimetry; Radioactivity; ATOMS, NUCLEI, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES,
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Radioisotope brachytherapy.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Psychotherapy-- General.
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Radioisotope brachytherapy.
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Brachytherapy-- methods.
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Health Physics.
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Neoplasms-- radiotherapy.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.8/424
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| LC Classification
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RC271.R27B35 2007
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2006 M-942
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WN 250.5.B7B189p 2007
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| Added Entry
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Sakelliou, Loukas.
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Zamboglou, N., (Nikolaos)
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