The physics of modern brachytherapy for oncology. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: D. Baltas, L. Sakelliou, N. Zamboglou.
• Other Names: Baltas, Dimos; Zamboglou, N (Nikolaos); Sakelliou, Loukas
• Contents: THE EARLY HISTORY OF BRACHYTHERAPY PHYSICS; Introduction; Discoveries; Ionization and X-Rays; a, ß, ?, and Half-Life; Nuclear Transformation; Rutherford-Bohr Atom; The Start of Brachytherapy; Dose Rates; Dosimetry Systems; Marie Curie; RADIATION QUANTITIES AND UNITS; Introduction; Ionization and Excitation; Radiometry; Interaction Coefficients; Dosimetry; Radioactivity; ATOMS, NUCLEI, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, AND RADIATIONS; Atoms; Atomic Nucleus; Nuclear Transformation Processes; Modes of Decay; Elementary Particles and the Standard Model; INTERACTION PROPERTIES OF PHOTONS AND ELECTRONS; Introduction; Photon Interaction Processes; Mass Attenuation Coefficient; Mass Energy Absorption Coefficients; Electron Interaction Processes; BRACHYTHERAPY RADIONUCLIDES AND THEIR PROPERTIES; Introduction; Notation; 60Cobalt; 137Caesium; 198Gold; 192Iridium; 125Iodine; 103Palladium; 169Ytterbium; 170Thullium; PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SEALED SOURCES; Introduction; 192Iridium Sources; 125Iodine LDR Seeds; 103Palladium LDR Seeds; 169Ytterbium LDR Seeds; 60Cobalt HDR Sources; 137Cesium LDR Sources; 198Gold HDR Seeds; 170Thulium High Activity Seeds; 131Caesium LDR Seeds; Enrichment Methods; ß-ray Emitting Microparticles and Nanoparticles; SOURCE SPECIFICATION AND SOURCE CALIBRATION; Source Specification; Source Calibration; SOURCE DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Coordinate Systems and Geometry Definition; Models of Dose Rate and Dose Calculation; MONTE CARLO-BASED SOURCE DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Monte Carlo Photon Transport Simulations; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of Monoenergetic Photon Point Sources; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of 103Pd, 125I, 169Yb, and 192Ir Point Sources; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of Commercially Available 192Ir Source Designs; Monte Carlo-Based Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd LDR Seeds; EXPERIMENTAL DOSIMETRY; Introduction; Phantom Material; Ionization Dosimetry; TLD Dosimetry; Polymer Gel Dosimetry in Brachytherapy; Appendix 1 Data Table of the Isotopes; Appendix 2: Unit Conversion Factors and Physical Constants; Appendix 3: TG-43 Tables for Brachytherapy Sources; Appendix 4: Dose Rate Tables for Brachytherapy Sources; Index; *Each chapter contains references.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (647 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615.8/424; Radioisotope brachytherapy; Brachytherapy -- methods; Health Physics; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Brachytherapy -- Methods; Neoplasms -- Radiotherapy; PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General; Radioisotope brachytherapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0750307080; 9780750307086; 9781420012422; 1420012428
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.