Biomedical Particle Accelerators
Published on 7. May 1997
Book
Hardback
731 pages
978-1-56396-089-5 (ISBN)
Description
Here is a complete and up-to-date compilation of data on the medical applications of particle accelerators. Waldemer Scharf has published two previous books on the subject and has an extensive knowledge of the products of U.S. accelerator companies.
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Content
Contents: 1. Methods of accelerating charged particles. 2. Electron accelerators for routine radiotherapy. 3. Accelerator laboratories for routine therapy. 4. Accelerators for conventional therapy. 5. Synchrotron radiation sources and their uses. 6. Production of medical radioisotopes. 7. Accelerator radiation processing. 8. Accelerator analytical methods. Bibliography. List of firms.