Advances in Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in Medicine
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4757-1717-4 (ISBN)
Opening of the Course.- The New Particles and Their Application in Medicine.- and Fundamentals.- Advances in Energy Deposition.- Microdosimetry and Its Applications to Biology.- Biological Effects of Radiation and Their Variation with Radiation Quality.- Late Effects of Low Doses and Dose Rates.- Radiation Risks in Man and the Rationale for the ICRP System of Dose Limitation.- The Role of the Theory of Dual Radiation Action in Radiation Protection.- Detectors for Radiation Dosimetry.- Passive Detectors.- New Sources of Radiation.- Radioisotopes Production by Accelerators.- Charged Particles in Medical Diagnosis.- Advances in Diagnostic Instrumentation.- Dosimetry of High Energy Photon Beams in Nonhomogeneous Media.- Dosimetry and Radiobiology of Protons as Applied to Cancer Therapy and Neurosurgery.- Dosimetry of Neutrons.- Biological Effects of Neutrons.- Dosimetry of Pions.- Radiobiological Effects of Pions.- Heavy-Ion Dosimetry.- The Biological Properties of High-Energy Charged Particles.- Treatment Planning for Charged Particle Radiotherapy.- Use of Computerized Tomography in Photon and Electron Treatment Planning.- Selected Advances in the Use of Computers in Radiation Theory.- Radiation Monitoring.- Participants.- Lecturers.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.1.2013 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Ettore Majorana International Science Series ; 2 |
| Zusatzinfo | 232 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 658 p. 232 illus. |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4757-1717-2 / 1475717172 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4757-1717-4 / 9781475717174 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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