The Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology, Vol 1
Author: Jacob Van DykISBN: 9780944838389 ISBN10: 0944838383
Published: 1999 | 1072 pp | Hardcover
Price: $ 175.95
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Sample Chapter [pdf format] Index: References: Appendices: Illustrated with photos, charts, figures, tables
The purpose of this book is to describe the technological details associated
with radiation oncology. Unlike standard medical physics textbooks which
generally do not address design details or the details of acceptance,
commissioning, and quality assurance, this book emphasizes the design of
all the equipment or tools that are associated with radiation treatment.
In addition, it describes the procedures that are required to implement this
equipment into clinical service (needs assessment, purchase, acceptance and
commissioning) and--once it is in service--the quality assurance that is
required to keep the equipment operational at acceptable levels. In addition
to describing all the tools that are used in "standard" radiation treatment
centers, Modern Technology of Radiation Oncology addresses less common or
evolving technologies and, thus, provides a comprehensive overview. Anyone
embarking on any of these new procedures will be able to gain some basic
insight as to what is required to make the procedure clinically viable. The
book is intended to be both a reference text for those who have been working
in the field for some years as well as a learning tool for those who are
entering the field. While the body of each chapter is written at a level
understandable by both medical physicists and radiation oncologists, additional
detailed information for medical physicists is provided in the appendices
at the end of some of the chapters.