Progress in medical radiation physics. Vol. I

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6500907

Orton, C G

Progress in Medical Radiation Physics is to be the first in a series of reviews of medical radiation physics topics. Volume I contains six chapters on subjects that have been selected for their current interest. The first report, ''Progress in Neutron Dosimetry for Biomedical Applications'' by J.J. Broerse and B.J. Minheer, concentrates on recent and ongoing research, with emphasis on neutron radiation therapy, reflecting the recent progress in this field. The second chapter, ''Tissue in Homogeneity Corrections in Photon-Beam Treatment Planning'' by J.R. Cunningham may well be the first time this subject has been discussed comprehensively. In ''Anthropomorphic Phantom Materials'' by D.R. White and C. Constantinou the details on the composition of tissues and the variety of available substitute materials are thoroughly reviewed. ''Applications of Computed Tomography in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning'' is an eloquent discussion by M. Goitein, who allots a significant number of almost 100 pages to results of studies that attempt to quantify the impact of computed tomography on radiation therapy. R.J. Nickles and S.J. Gatley have contributed a concise chapter entitled ''Positron Imaging: Some Practical Considerations''. The final chapter,''Modern Optical Methods for the Storage of Radiographs'' by U. Killat, addresses the practical problem of how one may reduce the space required to store the ever-increasing number of radiographs and at the same time facilitate the retrieval of the images. In summary, the book offers timely and thorough reviews of subjects in radiological physics and technology that are of current interest.

• OSTI ID: 6500907
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMAL TISSUES
BEAMS
BODY
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DOSIMETRY
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
MEDICINE
MOCKUP
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
NEUTRON THERAPY
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PHANTOMS
PHOTON BEAMS
PLANNING
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
STRUCTURAL MODELS
THERAPY
TISSUES
TOMOGRAPHY
USES