Khan, Faiz M., <br/><br/>
Khan's the physics of radiation therapy / 
Faiz M. Khan, John P. Gibbons. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - xi, 572 pages :  illustrations ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/> Preceded by The physics of radiation therapy / Faiz M. Khan. 4th ed. c2010. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Structure of matter -- Nuclear transformations -- Production of x-rays -- Clinical radiation generators -- Interactions of ionizing radiation -- Measurement of ionizing radiation -- Quality of x-ray beams -- Measurement of absorbed dose -- Dose distribution and scatter analysis -- A system of dosimetric calculations -- Treatment planning i : isodose distributions -- Treatment planning ii : patient data acquisition, treatment verification, and -- Inhomogeneity corrections -- Treatment planning iii: field shaping, skin dose, and field separation -- Electron beam therapy -- Low-dose-rate brachytherapy: rules of implantation and dose specification -- Radiation protection -- Quality assurance -- Total body irradiation -- Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy -- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy -- Stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy -- High-dose-rate brachytherapy -- Prostate implants: technique, dosimetry, and treatment planning -- Intravascular brachytherapy -- Image-guided radiation therapy -- Proton beam therapy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781451182453 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013046036 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health Physics.<br/>Radiometry.<br/>Radiotherapy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R895  / .R44 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.8/42 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WN 110