Radiotherapy
Principles to Practice - A Manual for Quality in Treatment Delivery
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
Published in August 1994
Book
Hardback
298 pages
978-0-443-04783-1 (ISBN)
Description
A student textbook which examines the broad principles of providing radiotherapy treatment. The main author (Griffiths) is internationally reputed for her work on quality control in the delivery of radiotherapy treatment. Following the recent well publicised incidents of inaccurate dosages being given to patients, and poor monitoring leading to failure to recognise the errors, quality control has become the main area of concern for radiotherapy Key Features: Covers the principles and issues of concern to those providing radiotherapy treatment delivery, dosage calculations, treatment planning, quality assurance; Links relevant theory from physics and oncology with daily technical practice as seen in radiotherapy department; Includes descriptions of and use of radiotherapy machines and equipment in current use; Ideal companion volume to Walter & Miller's Short Textbook of Radiotherapy. With Wilks: Principles of Radiological Physics these three texts provide a complete package of texts for radiotherapy students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
256 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04783-1 (9780443047831)
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Content
About radiotherapy. Part 1 RADIOTHERAPY PRACTICE: THE TOOLS: High energy X-ray beams; Gamma ray beams used in external beam therapy; Orthovoltage and superficial X-rays; Particle beams; Brachytherapy equipment and dosimetry principles; Collection and manipulation of beam data; Beam modification; Ancillary equipment; Computers in radiotherapy; Imaging and radiotherapy. Part 2 FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE: Treatment accuracy and reproducibility; Patient positioning; Planning the treatment; Basic principles of external beam techniques; Breast techniques; Head and neck techniques; Treatment principles for large, complex shaped fields; Craniospinal irradiation; Brachytherapy techniques and practice; Treatment of tumours using particle radiations; Total body and half body irradiation; Sophisticated techniques. Part 3 MANAGING AND SHAPING THE SERVICE ENVIRONMENT: Choosing equipment and costing treatment; Workload management; Staffing for an effective treatment service; Index.