Radiation biology for medical physicists / by C.S. Sureka, Christina Armpilia.
By: Sureka, C. S [author.].
Contributor(s): Armpilia, Christina [author.].
Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315153780; 9781351640305.Subject(s): Radiobiology | Cancer -- Radiotherapy | Cells -- Effect of radiation onAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 612.01448 Online resources: Click here to view.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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