The Physics of Radiation Therapy - Hardcover

Khan, Faiz M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0683045024 ISBN 13: 9780683045024

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1994

Synopsis

This book is written primarily with the needs of residents and clinical physicists in mind. Therefore, greater emphasis is given to the practice of physics in the clinic. For the residents, the book provides both basic radiation physics and physical aspects of treatment planning, using photon beams, electron beams, and brachytherapy sources. For the clinical physicist, additionally, current information is provided on dosimetry. Except for some sections in the book dealing with the theory of absorbed dose measurements, the book should also appeal to the radiotherapy technologists. Of particular interest to them are the sections of treatment techniques, patient setups and dosimetric calculations.

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Review

The Radiographer, Dr. Raymond Budd -- "There should be few, if any, radiation therapy physicists or technologists who are not familiar with Faiz Khan's text The Physics of Radiation Therapy. Since its first edition in 1984 it has established itself as a leading reference text for all involved in the use of ionising radiation for cancer treatment. All of the chapters in this new edition are extensively referenced and many of them have worked examples in support of the presented materials. The book is clinically oriented and presents practical aspects as well as underlying theory to clarify basic concepts. Many of the illustrations have been revised to reflect current practice and they greatly benefit from the enlarged format. This excellent book will continue to be a valuable resource to the entire radiation oncology team. There is little more to be said, other than it should be mandatory reading for all those involved in radiation therapy practice."-Dr. Raymond Budd, The Radiographer

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0683045024
• ISBN 13: 9780683045024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 528