The Physics of Modern Brachytherapy for Oncology

Dimos (Klinikum Offenbach, Germany) Baltas, Loukas (University of Athens, Greece) Sakelliou, Nikolaos (Klinikum Offenbach, Germany) Zamboglou

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2006

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Discusses the basic physics behind modern brachytherapy and addresses various practical issues, such as production, calibration, and dosimetry of sources. This book also discusses the fundamental atomic and nuclear physics and the radionuclides used in brachytherapy. It examines source calibration and dosimetry protocols for dose rate calculation.

ISBN-13
9780750307086
ISBN-10
0750307080
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2006
Publication date
2006-09-28
Pages
666
Dimensions
252x185x40
Weight
1054