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" The physics of radiation therapy / "
Faiz M. Kahn
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BL
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703244
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b525433
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| Main Entry
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Khan, Faiz M
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| Title & Author
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The physics of radiation therapy /\ Faiz M. Kahn
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,, c2003
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1 v. (various pagings), [16] p. of plates :: ill. (some col.) ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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0781730651
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Ch. 1. Structure of matter -- Ch. 2. Nuclear transformations -- Ch. 3. Production of X-rays -- Ch. 4. Clinical radiation generators -- Ch. 5. Interactions of ionizing radiation -- Ch. 6. Measurement of ionizing radiation -- Ch. 7. Quality of X-ray beams -- Ch. 8. Measurement of absorbed dose -- Ch. 9. Dose distribution and scatter analysis -- Ch. 10. A system of dosimetric calculations -- Ch. 11. Treatment planning I: isodose distributions -- Ch. 12. Treatment planning II: patient data, corrections, and set-up -- Ch. 13. Treatment planning III: field shaping, skin dose, and field separation --Ch. 14. Electron beam therapy -- Ch. 15. Brachytherapy -- Ch. 16. Radiation protection -- Ch. 17. Quality assurance -- Ch. 18. Total body irradiation -- Ch. 19. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy -- Ch. 20. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy -- Ch. 21. Stereotactic radiosurgery -- Ch. 22. High dose rate brachytherpay -- Ch. 23. Prostate implants -- Ch. 24. Intravascular brachytherapy
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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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615.8/42/0153
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| LC Classification
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R895.K44 2003
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2003 H-970
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WN 110K45p 2003
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