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Primer on Radiation Oncology Physics: Video Tutorials with Textbook and Problems, now in its Second Edition, provides over 60 tutorial videos (each 15-20 minutes in length) with a companion text and is the most complete and effective introduction to medical physics available.
Sommario
1. Basic Physics
2. Nuclear Structure and Decay
3. Mathematics of Nuclear Decay
4. Brachytherapy Physics
5. Photon Interactions with Matter
6. Particle Interactions with Matter
7. Photon Beams, Dose, and Kerma
8. X-Ray Tubes and Linear Accelerators
9. Medical Linear Accelerators
10. Megavoltage Photon Beams
11. Megavoltage Photon Beams: TMR and Dose Calculations
12. Photon Beam Treatment Planning: Part I
13. Photon Beam Treatment Planning: Part II
14. IMRT and VMAT
15. Megavoltage Electron Beams
16. Radiation Measurement: Ionization Chambers
17. Other Radiation Measurement Devices
18. Quality Assurance (QA)
19. Radiographic Imaging
20. Non-Radiographic Imaging
21. Technology and Techniques for Treatment: IGRT, SGRT, ART and Respiratory Management
22. Stereotactic Treatments
23. Total Body Irradiation (TBI) and Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET)
24. Particle Therapy
25. Radiation Protection
26. Brachytherapy Applications
27. Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT)
28. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
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Eric Ford, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. He is a board¿certified medical physicist and has taught radiation oncology residents for 20 years within the programs at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Washington. He has received the Educator of the Year award five times. He has published over 180 research articles and is a frequent invited speaker at national and international venues. He serves in volunteer capacities in the AAPM and ASTRO and has served on the Board of Directors of both organizations. He is a Fellow of the AAPM, AIMBE, and ASTRO.
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Primer on Radiation Oncology Physics: Video Tutorials with Textbook and Problems, now in its Second Edition, provides over 60 tutorial videos (each 15-20 minutes in length) with a companion text and is the most complete and effective introduction to medical physics available.
