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" Khan's the physics of radiation therapy / "
Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons
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BL
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666436
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| Uniform Title
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Physics of radiation therapy
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Khan, Faiz M.
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Khan's the physics of radiation therapy /\ Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons
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| Edition Statement
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Fifth edition
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xi, 572 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 29 cm
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9781451182453
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: 1451182457
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Structure of matter -- Nuclear transformations -- Production of x-rays -- Clinical radiation generators -- Interactions of ionizing radiation -- Measurement of ionizing radiation -- Quality of x-ray beams -- Measurement of absorbed dose -- Dose distribution and scatter analysis -- A system of dosimetric calculations -- Treatment planning I : isodose distributions -- Treatment planning II : patient data acquisition, treatment verification, and inhomogeneity corrections -- Treatment planning III : field shaping, skin dose, and field separation -- Electron beam therapy -- Low-dose-rate brachytherapy : rules of implantation and dose specification -- Radiation protection -- Quality assurance -- Total body irradiation -- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy -- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy -- Stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy -- High-dose-rate brachytherapy -- Prostate implants : technique, dosimetry, and treatment planning -- Intravascular brachytherapy -- Image-guided radiation therapy -- Proton beam therapy
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Medical physics
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Radiotherapy
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Health Physics
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Radiometry
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Radiotherapy
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| Dewey Classification
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615.8/42
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R895.K44 2014
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R895.K44 2014
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WN 110
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Gibbons, John P.,Jr.
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