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External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an essential, practical resource to guide the use of external beam radiotherapy, highlighting the rapid technological advances made in recent years.
Initial chapters give detailed insight into the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy including the physics of photon and electron beams, protons and stereotactic body radiotherapy. This is followed by systematic details for each tumour site commonly treated with radiotherapy.
External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays or electron beams directly into the location of the patient's tumour. The beam is generated externally, with no radioactive sources placed within the patient's body.
Review of Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students. Objective: To familiarize the student with a variety of modern photon beam radiotherapy techniques to achieve a uniform dose distribution inside the target volume and a dose as low as possible in the healthy tissues surrounding the target. International Atomic Energy Agency
External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an invaluable companion to trainees in medical physics, therapeutic radiography, and clinical or radiation oncology. ABOUT THE SERIES: Radiotherapy...
30 maj 2019 · Now in its third edition, this book is an essential, practical guide to external beam radiotherapy planning and delivery, covering the rapid technological advances made in recent years. The initial chapters give a detailed insight into the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy.
30 sie 2012 · External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays or electron beams directly into the location...
