CRC Handbook of Medical Physics, vol 1

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5643021

Waggener, R G; Kereiakes, J G; Shalek, R J

In this work, 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 Units (10 to 300 KV). Calibration of Megavoltage 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.

• OSTI ID: 5643021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550603* -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Therapy-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BEAMS
BETA SOURCES
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
CALIBRATION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSE RATES
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON BEAMS
EQUIPMENT
ERRORS
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
GAMMA SOURCES
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
IONIZATION CHAMBERS
IRRADIATION
LEPTON BEAMS
MANUALS
MATHEMATICS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDICINE
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
STATISTICS
TESTING
THERAPY
TIME DEPENDENCE
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY