Foundations of ionizing radiation dosimetry
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Foundations of dosimetry in application to radiotherapy are presented. General characteristics of ionizing radiations and main characteristics of ionizing radiation sources, mostly used in radiotherapy, are given. Values and units for measuring ionizing radiation (activity of a radioactive substance, absorbed dose, exposure dose, integral dose and dose equivalent are considered. Different methods and instruments for ionizing radiation dosimetry are discussed. The attention is paid to the foundations of clinical dosimetry (representation of anatomo-topographic information, choice of radiation conditions, realization of radiation methods, corrections for a configuration and inhomogeneity of a patient's body, account of biological factors of radiation effects, instruments of dose field formation, control of irradiation procedure chosen)
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Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Основы дозиметрии ионизирующих излучений
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Meditsina.
- Imprint Place
- Moscow (USSR)
- Imprint Title
- Clinical roentgenoradiology. V. 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5-39.
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- Country of Publication
- USSR
- Country of Input or Organization
- USSR
- INIS RN
- 18031793
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COLLIMATORS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; DOSEMETERS; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION PROCEDURES; LET; NEOPLASMS; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSE UNITS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; SI UNITS
- Descriptors DEC
- DISEASES; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS; THERAPY; UNITS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:186 refs.; 66 figs.; 30 tabs. ;Klinicheskaya rentgenoradiologiya. Tom 5.;Luchevaya terapiya opukholej i neopukholevykh zabolevanij.