Practical Radiotherapy

<i>Practical Radiotherapy</i> introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. <p/> The early section of the book deals with the essential physics and mathematics of radiation beams with chapters on atomic and applied laws of physics, X-ray production, radiation dosimetry and X-ray interactions with matter. <p/> Each of the key pieces of radiotherapy department equipment is described in detail and further sections embrace all aspects of the therapeutic radiographer’s work including: imaging systems, verification and immobilisation, legislation, radionuclide imaging and brachytherapy. <p/> Based on the most up-to-date scientific information in radiotherapy, Pracatical 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. <p/> 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 <st1:Street w:st=”on”><st1:address w:st=”on”>SIM CT</st1:address></st1:Street>, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. <p/> <b>Features</b> <p/> • Covers the required core information in a single volume <p/> • Reader-friendly style and format <p/> • Self-assessment and further reading at the end of each chapter <p/> • All of the contributors are well known teachers in the field