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Practical radiotherapy : physics and equipment / edited by Pam Cherry, Professor Angela M. Duxbury.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2020Edition: Third editionDescription: xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119512622
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.842 P88 2020 23
LOC classification:
  • RM849
NLM classification:
  • WN 250
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 615.842 P88 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU002472

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.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology

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