TY - BOOK ID - 128202606 TI - Linear accelerators for radiation therapy AU - Greene, David AU - Williams, Peter C. PY - 1997 SN - 0750304022 0750304766 PB - Bristol, UK ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., DB - UniCat KW - Linear accelerators in medicine. KW - Particle Accelerators. KW - Radiometry KW - Radiotherapy KW - Radiotherapy, High-Energy KW - Radiotherapy, High-Energy KW - Methods. KW - Instruments. KW - instrumentation. KW - methods. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:128202606 AB - Linear Accelerators for Radiation Therapy, Second Edition focuses on the fundamentals of accelerator systems, explaining the underlying physics and the different features of these systems. This edition includes expanded sections on the treatment head, on x-ray production via multileaf and dynamic collimation for the production of wedged and other intensity modulated beams, on electron scattering systems, and on dosimetry. It contains a detailed description of electron beam optics and linear accelerator components. The final chapter explains how to use other equipment, such as scanners and simulators, in conjunction with linear accelerators for optimum treatment of cancers. ER -