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Heavy Particle Radiotherapy
Author(s): M. R. Raju (Author)
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: November 13, 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 512 pages
- ISBN-10: 0124144403
- ISBN-13: 9780124144408
Book Description
Heavy Particle Radiotherapy covers the significant advances in the application of radiotherapy to cancer treatment. This book is composed of eight chapters that focus on the performance of several heavy particles. The introductory chapters describe the radiobiological phenomena of interest in radiotherapy and their modifications with increasing linear energy transfer. The remaining chapters discuss the physical aspects, cellular effects, and radiotherapy potential of heavy particles, including neutrons, protons, helium and heavy ions, and negative pions.
