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Recommended Books
Check out these books on radiobiology.
This is a sample of books available in our catalog.
Effects of Ionizing Radiation by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0585025290Publication Date:In the decades since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, economic and political trends have opened avenues for radiation research while breakthroughs in molecular biology have shed light on radiation’s effect on the human body. This volume comprehensively reviews what is now known about human exposure to ionizing radiation, with emphasis on unifying the scientific disciplines that inform this topic.
Ionizing Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9812562621Publication Date:Ionizing Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging contains ten technical chapters, half of which are devoted to radiology and the other half to nuclear medicine. The last chapter describes the detectors for radiotherapy and portal imaging.
The Physics of Radiation Therapy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781496305763Publication Date:This classic, full-color text helps the entire radiation therapy team—radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists—develop a thorough understanding of 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), high dose-rate remote afterloaders (HDR), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), and proton beam therapy, as well as the physical concepts underlying treatment planning, treatment delivery, and dosimetry.
Principles of Radiation Interaction in Matter and Detection by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789814360524Publication Date:This book, like the first and second editions, addresses the fundamental principles of interaction between radiation and matter and the principles of particle detection and detectors in a wide scope of fields, from low to high energy, including space physics and medical environments.
Radiation Biophysics by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780120530854Publication Date:This newly revised and updated edition of Radiation Biophysics provides an in-depth description of the physics and chemistry of radiation and its effects on biological systems.
Radiation Pathology by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780199747702Publication Date:Radiation Pathology is an up-to-date compendium of the effects of ionizing radiation on human tissues. It will be of great value to radiation oncologists, pathologists, and other professionals.
