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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.
A comprehensive guide to radiotherapy planning and delivery. Initial chapters give detailed insight into the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy including the physics of photon and electron beams, protons and stereotactic body radiotherapy.
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
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Introduction. IMRT is a technique which uses beams that, unlike the flat or wedged beams of conventional RT, have changing dose intensity across them, as shown in Figure 6.1 (Webb, 2003; Bortfeld, 2006).
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 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 of the...
25 wrz 2020 · This book provides practical guidance on the use of External Beam Therapy, taking the reader through the basic principles covering indications, treatment, and planning, and then developing this by individual sites. Includes bibliographical references and index.
