CRC handbook of radiology. Volume 1
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Description
The care and testing of measurement and diagnostic instruments are described in detail. Difficulties encountered with therapeutic and diagnostic calibrations are explored and solutions are suggested. Volume I: Measurement of exposure and calibration of ion chambers. Radiation detectors in radiotherapy. The assay of beta and gamma sources in medicine and biology. Statistical and error analysis in medical physics. Calibration of low energy x-ray units (10 to 100 KV). Calibration of medium energy x-ray and Co-60 units used in radiotherapy. Calibration of megavoltage electron radiotherapy beams. Routine clinical dosimetry. Brachytherapy dosimetry. Neutrons and heavy charged particles used in radiation therapy. Time, dose fractionation and volume relationships in radiotherapy. Index
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Publishing Information
- Publisher
- CRC Press.
- Imprint Place
- Boca Raton, FL (USA)
- ISBN
- 0-8493-2938-8
- Imprint Pagination
- 304 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17050640
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BETA SOURCES; BIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; COBALT 60; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA SOURCES; MANUALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; X-RAY EQUIPMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUIPMENT; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES