Practical radiotherapy :  physics and equipment / 
edited by Pam Cherry, Angela M. Duxbury. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Chichester, U.K. ;  Ames, Iowa :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2009. 
 - ix, 292 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Basic skills for radiotherapy physics / Elaine Ryan -- X-ray production / Elaine Ryan -- Radiation dosimetry / Jan Chianese and Fiona Chamberlain -- X-ray interactions with matter / Kathryn Cooke -- Pre-treatment imaging / Caroline Wright, Jonathan McConnell and Katheryn Churcher -- Simulation equipment / Alan Needham -- Immobilisation equipment / Helen White and Nick White -- Megavoltage equipment / David Flinton and Elizabeth Miles -- Kilovoltage equipment / David Flinton -- Treatment planning and computer systems / John Conway and Christopher M. Bragg -- Methods of beam direction / Anne Jessop -- Advanced treatment delivery / Pete Bridge -- Treatment verification / Cath Holborn -- Introduction to radiation protection / Pete Bridge -- Use of radionuclides in imaging and therapy / David Duncan -- Sealed sources in radiotherapy / Tony Flynn and Bruce Thomadsen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405184267 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405184264 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical physics.<br/>Radiotherapy--Equipment and supplies.<br/>Radiotherapy--instrumentation.<br/>Health Physics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.842  / P R R