TY - BOOK AU - Cherry,Pam AU - Duxbury,Angela TI - Practical radiotherapy: physics and equipment SN - 9781119512622 AV - RM849 U1 - 615.842 P88 2020 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Radiotherapy KW - methods KW - instrumentation KW - Health Physics KW - Radiation, Ionizing KW - Medical physics KW - Radiotherapy -- Equipment and supplies. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to radiotherapy practice / Angela M. Duxbury and Anne J. Jessop -- Mathematical skills relevant for radiotherapy physics : atomic structure and radioactivity / Erica Chivers -- X-Ray Production / Dora Meikle and Gareth Hill -- Radiation detection and measurement / Jan Chianese and Fiona Chamberlain -- X-ray interactions with matter / Kathryn Cooke -- Principles of imaging modalities / Caroline Wright, Katheryn Churcher, and Jonathan McConnell -- Principles of treatment accuracy and reproducibility / Nick White and Helen P. White -- Radiotherapy beam production / David Flinton -- Principles and practice of treatment planning / Pete Bridge -- Image guided radiotherapy and treatment verification / Cath Holborn and Ros Perry -- Quality management in radiotherapy / Renee Steel -- Radiation protection / Pete Bridge -- The use of radionuclides in molecular imaging and molecular radiotherapy / Paul H. Shepherd OBE and Terri Gilleece -- Brachytherapy physics and equipment / Gemma Burke; CHS; Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology N2 - "Covers all the required core information in a single, accessible volume. Extensively revised and updated to reflect new technologies, patient pathways, and the expanding role of the therapeutic radiographer. Written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly, visual, manner. Self-assessment and further reading at the end of each chapter"-- ER -