Radiobiology for the radiologist. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia.
• Authors: Hall, Eric J; Giaccia, Amato J
• Contents: Physics and chemistry of radiation absorption -- Molecular mechanisms of DNA and chromosome damage and repair -- Cell survival curves -- Radiosensitivity and cell age in the mitotic cycle -- Fractionated radiation and the dose-rate effect -- Oxygen effect and reoxygenation -- Linear energy transfer and relative biologic effectiveness -- Acute radiation syndrome -- Medical countermeasures to radiation exposure -- Radiation carcinogenesis -- Heritable effects of radiation -- Effects of radiation on the embryo and fetus -- Radiation cataractogenesis -- Radiologic terrorism -- Doses and risks in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology and cardiology, and nuclear medicine -- Radiation protection -- Molecular techniques in radiobiology -- Cancer biology -- Dose-response relationships for model normal tissues -- Clinical response of normal tissues -- Model tumor systems -- Cell, tissue, and tumor kinetics -- Time, dose, and fractionation in radiotherapy -- Retreatment after radiotherapy: the possibilities and the perils -- Alternative radiation modalities -- The biology and exploitation of tumor hypoxia -- Chemotherapeutic agents from the perspective of the radiation biologist -- Hyperthermia.
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (597 paes), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.07/57; Medical radiology; Radiobiology; Medical physics; Radiation Effects; Radiobiology; Radiotherapy; Medical radiology; Medical physics; Radiobiology; Fulltext; Internet Resources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781496395139; 1496395131
• Related ISBNs: 9781496335418; 1496335414
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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• 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.