Medical Physics: Physical Aspects of Therapeutics

Description

The updated edition of the third of three vollumes on Medical Physics presents modern physical methods for medical therapy with a focus on tumor treatment. It provides background information on radiation biology, radiation response of tissues, and linear energy transfer through radiation. Therapies with external radiation sources (x-rays, protons, neutrons) as well as internal radiation sources (brachytherapy) are discussed in detail. Other chapters deal with the use of lasers and nanoparticles in modern medicine. This volume closes with a short chapter on medical statistics. NEW: highlighted boxes emphasize specifi c topics; math boxes explain more advanced mathematical issues; each chapter concludes with a summary of the key concepts, questions, exercises, and a self-assessment of the acquired competence. The appendix provides answers to questions and solutions to exercises. Preface Acknowledgments Contents Part D: Radiotherapeutical methods 1 Radiobiology basics 2 X-ray radiotherapy 3 Charged particle radiotherapy 4 Neutron radiotherapy 5 Brachytherapy Part E: Diagnostics and therapeutics beyond radiology 6 Laser applications in medicine 7 Nanoparticles for nanomedical applications Part F: Measuring and statistics 8 Elements of medical statistics: measurements, population, distribution, reliability Appendix 9 Answers to questions 10 Solutions to exercises 11 List of acronyms (used in all three volumes) 12 Selection of fundamental physical constants, conversions, and relationships 13 List of scientists named in this volume 14 Glossary 15 Index of terms