ABSTRACT

This book is designed to convey as much information as possible in a concise and simple way to make it suitable for students, researchers and clinical medical physicists. Better meanings, codes and examples are included. Most of the basics are also covered for easy reference along with a glossary of objective-type questions. Upon completion of this textbook, the readers will gather knowledge about the physics, chemistry and biology of the human body towards cancer treatment using radiation.

chapter 1|21 pages

Cell Biology

chapter 2|17 pages

A Brief Review of Cancer

chapter 3|29 pages

Interaction of Radiation with Cells

chapter 4|22 pages

Radiation Response Modifiers

chapter 5|14 pages

Biological Effects of Radiation

Deterministic Effects

chapter 6|9 pages

Biological Effects of Radiation

Stochastic Effects—Carcinogenesis

chapter 7|11 pages

Biological Effects of Radiation

Stochastic Effects—Genetic Effects

chapter 8|16 pages

Radiobiological Models

chapter 9|21 pages

Biological Basis of Radiotherapy

chapter 10|28 pages

Biological Dosimetry