Practical Radiotherapy Physics and Equipment

Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. Practical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information.

Pam Cherry is Acting Head of the Department of Radiography at City University, London

Angela M. Duxbury is Professor of Therapy Radiography at Sheffield Hallam University. She is Editor of the international Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice.

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Basic skills for radiotherapy physics
X-ray production
Radiation dosimetry
X-ray interactions with matter
Pre-treatment imaging
Simulation equipment
Immobilisation equipment
Megavoltage equipment
Kilovoltage equipment
Treatment planning and computer systems
Methods of beam direction
Advanced treatment delivery
Treatment verification
Introduction to radiation protection
Use of radionuclides in imaging and therapy
Sealed sources in radiotherapy
Appendix Self-test answers
Index
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