Radiation biology for medical physicists / by C.S. Sureka, Christina Armpilia.

By: Sureka, C. S, 1980- [author.]
Contributor(s): Armpilia, Christina [author.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: xvii, 211 p. ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781498765893; 1498765890Subject(s): Radiobiology | Cancer -- Radiotherapy | Cells -- Effect of radiation onDDC classification: OBC 612.01448 LOC classification: QH543.5 | .S87 2017
Contents:
Cell biology -- Brief review on cancer -- Interaction of radiation with cell -- Radiation response modifiers -- Biological effects of radiation-deterministic effects -- Biological effects of radiation-stochastic effects- carcinogenesis -- Biological effects of radiation-stochastic effects- genetic effects -- Radiobiological models -- Biological basis of radiotherapy -- Biological dosimetry.
Summary: "This book is designed to convey as much information as possible in a concise and simple way to make it suitable for students, researchers and clinical medical physicists. Better meanings, codes and examples are included. Most of the basics are also covered for easy reference along with a glossary of objective-type questions. Upon completion of this textbook, the readers will gather knowledge about the physics, chemistry and biology of the human body towards cancer treatment using radiation"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cell biology -- Brief review on cancer -- Interaction of radiation with cell -- Radiation response modifiers -- Biological effects of radiation-deterministic effects -- Biological effects of radiation-stochastic effects- carcinogenesis -- Biological effects of radiation-stochastic effects- genetic effects -- Radiobiological models -- Biological basis of radiotherapy -- Biological dosimetry.

"This book is designed to convey as much information as possible in a concise and simple way to make it suitable for students, researchers and clinical medical physicists. Better meanings, codes and examples are included. Most of the basics are also covered for easy reference along with a glossary of objective-type questions. Upon completion of this textbook, the readers will gather knowledge about the physics, chemistry and biology of the human body towards cancer treatment using radiation"-- Provided by publisher.

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