Principles of Radiation Therapy

✍ Scribed by Thomas J. Deeley (Auth.)

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Year: 1976
Tongue: English
Leaves: 165
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages ix-x
ONE - Introduction, Pages 1-4
TWO - Discoveries, Pages 5-11
THREE - Developments, Pages 12-19
FOUR - The Treatment of Malignant Disease, Pages 20-31
FIVE - Physics, Pages 32-36
SIX - The Treatment of Diseases using External Beam Therapy, Pages 37-88
SEVEN - Radium, Pages 89-102
EIGHT - Radioactive Isotopes, Pages 103-105
NINE - Radiation Protection, Pages 106-107
TEN - Radiobiology, Pages 108-119
ELEVEN - Combined Treatments, Pages 120-121
TWELVE - Radiation Effects on Normal Tissues, Pages 122-130
THIRTEEN - Aftercare, Pages 131-132
FOURTEEN - The Organization of Radiotherapy Services, Pages 133-139
FIFTEEN - Research in Radiotherapy, Pages 140-142
Glossary, Pages 143-148
Bibliography, Pages 149-152
Index, Pages 153-159

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