Practical radiobiology for proton therapy planning /

• Main Author: Jones, Bleddyn (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol : IOP Publishing, c2017.
• Series: IOP expanding physics.; Series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology.
• Subjects: Ραδιοβιολογία; Ραδιοθεραπεία; Πρωτόνια > Θεραπευτική χρήση
• Physical Description: 1 ηλεκτρονική πηγή (πολίλες σελιδαριθμήσεις) : εικ. (μερ. έγχρ.).; Also available in print.
• Bibliography: Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.
• ISBN: 9780750313384; 9780750313407
• ISSN: 2053-2563

Practical Radiobiology for Proton Therapy Planning covers the principles, advantages and potential pitfalls that occur in proton therapy, especially its radiobiological modelling applications. This book is intended to educate, inform and to stimulate further research questions. Additionally, it will help proton therapy centres when designing new treatments or when unintended errors or delays occur. The clear descriptions of useful equations for high LET particle beam applications, worked examples of many important clinical situations, and discussion of how proton therapy may be optimized are all important features of the text. This important book blends the relevant physics, biology and medical aspects of this multidisciplinary subject.