Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #190481 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From the Back Cover
Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Features

• Covers the required core information in a single volume

• Reader–friendly style and format

• Self–assessment and further reading at the end of each chapter

• All of the contributors are well known teachers in the field

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

A definate MUST for student radiographers!
Being only in the first year of my radiography degree, I was overwhelmed by the physics which were difficult to understand and keep on top of. With exams in the pipeline, I felt lost, but this book explains the science in terms that even I can understand.

If you are struggling with your theory, this is well worth the money!