"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Implementation of the module on anthropomorphic phantoms -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Content -- 1.3. Learning objectives -- 1.4. Teaching approach -- 1.5. Assessment -- 1.6. Computer facilities -- 1.7. Supplementary material2. Introduction to anthropomorphic phantoms -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Anthropomorphic phanto…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Particle physics for biological interactions -- 1.1. Physical beam parameters, essential dosimetry and reference (or control) radiation requirements for RBE studies -- 1.2. Physics interacting with biology2. The essential radiobiology background -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Background and models -- 2.3. The [alpha]/[be…
"Version: 20190301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Radiation physics and the structure of matter -- 1.1. The structure of the atom -- 1.2. Mass, atomic numbers and isotopes -- 1.3. Ionising radiation -- 1.4. Mechanism of radioactive decay -- 1.5. Decay chains and equilibrium -- 1.6. The nuclide chart -- 1.7. Types of radioactive decay -- 1.8. Penetrating powers of ioni…
"Version: 20170101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 23).Introduction -- Why proton beams? -- Technical challenges -- Physics challenges -- Biological challenges -- Clinical challenges -- Outlook.Cancer therapy is a multi-modality approach including surgery, systemic or targeted chemotherapy, radiation (external beam or radionuclide), and immunotherapy. Radiation is t…
"A EUTEMPE network book.""Version: 20200301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. What is strategic and robust leadership, and why is it critical for Medical Physics in the present environment? -- 1.1. Leadership versus management : there is a difference! -- 1.2. Improving patient services by leading medical physics groups and teams -- 1.3. What type of Medical Physics group…
"Version: 20170701"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. The design and procurement process -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Strategic proposal and business case for a new development -- 1.3. Design team -- 1.4. Process, tenders and contracts -- 1.5. Construction -- 1.6. Acceptance and handover -- 1.7. Commissioning -- 1.8. Project evaluation2. The design of radiother…
"Version: 20170601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-21).Introduction : technologies for particle physics -- Medical applications of particle physics -- Particle detectors for medical imaging -- Charpak and the multiwire proportional chamber -- Townsend and PET imaging -- Hadron therapy -- The PIMMS collaboration -- ENLIGHT : collaboration is key -- Medical imagin…
"Version: 20181101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Requirements for monitoring radiation dose -- 1.1. Introduction--historical perspective -- 1.2. Requirements for monitoring radiation in the workplace (1999-2018) -- 1.3. What dose quantity is measured? -- 1.4. Approval criteria for dosimetry services -- 1.5. Other standards applicable to dosimetry services -- 1.6. Stu…
"Version: 20240601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. General measures for radiation protection -- 2. Radiation protection of persons undergoing exposures -- 3. Diagnostic radiology (excluding dental) and fluoroscopically guided interventions -- 4. Diagnostic radiology (excluding dental) and fluoroscopically-guided interventions x-ray equipment management -- 5. Dental ra…
"Version: 20230201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction. 1. Overview of image-guided radiation therapy / Irina Vergalasova, Ning J. Yue and Meral Reyhan -- 2. History and future of image-guided radiation therapy in abdominal cancer / Gregory P. Penoncello, Daniel G. Robertson, Ronik S. Bhangoo, Yanle Hu, Wei Liu, Yunze Yang, William G. Rule and Carlos E. V…