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    Physics of radiation therapy.
    Khan's the physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons.

    • Title:[Physics of radiation therapy.]
      Khan's the physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons.
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    • Author/Creator:Khan, Faiz M., author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Gibbons, John P., Jr., author.
    • Published/Created:Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer, [2014]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Medical physics.
      Radiotherapy.
    • Medical Subjects: Health Physics.
      Radiometry.
      Radiotherapy.
    • Edition:Fifth edition.
    • Description:xi, 572 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
    • Notes:Preceded by: The physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan. 4th ed. c2010.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781451182453
      1451182457
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Basic Physics
      1. Structure of Matter
      2. Nuclear Transformations
      3. Production of X-Rays
      4. Clinical Radiation Generators
      5. Interactions of Ionizing Radiation
      6. Measurement of Ionizing Radiation
      7. Quality of X-ray Beams
      8. Measurement of Absorbed Dose
      pt. II Classical Radiation Therapy
      9. Dose Distribution and Scatter Analysis
      10. System of Dosimetric Calculations
      11. Treatment Planning I: Isodose Distributions
      12. Treatment Planning II: Patient Data Acquisition, Treatment Verification, and Inhomogeneity Corrections
      13. Treatment Planning III: Field Shaping, Skin Dose, and Field Separation
      14. Electron Beam Therapy
      15. Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Rules of Implantation and Dose Specification
      16. Radiation Protection
      17. Quality Assurance
      18. Total Body Irradiation
      pt. III Modern Radiation Therapy
      19. Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
      20. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
      21. Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
      22. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
      23. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy
      24. Prostate Implants: Technique, Dosimetry, and Treatment Planning
      25. Intravascular Brachytherapy
      26. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
      27. Proton Beam Therapy.
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