Radiobiology for the radiologist
By: Eric J. Hall and Amato J. Giaccia.
Contributors: Giaccia, Amato J.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
Subjects: Radiology, Medical; Radiobiology; Medical physics; Radiation Effects; Radiobiology; Radiotherapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Physics and chemistry of radiation absorption; title: DNA strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations; title: Cell survival curves; title: Radiosensitivity and cell age in the mitotic cycle; title: Repair of radiation damage and the dose-rate effect; title: Oxygen effect and reoxygenation; title: Linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness; title: Acute effects of total-body irradiation; title: Radioprotectors; title: Radiation carcinogenesis; title: Hereditary effects of radiation; title: Effects of radiation on the embryo and fetus; title: Radiation cataractogenesis; title: Doses and risks in radiology, cardiology, and nuclear medicine; title: Radiation protection; title: Molecular techniques in radiobiology; title: Cancer biology; title: Dose-response relationships for model normal tissues; title: Clinical response of normal tissues; title: Model tumor systems; title: Cell, tissue, and tumor kinetics; title: Time, dose, and fractionation in radiotherapy; title: Predictive assays; title: Alternative radiation modalities; title: Radiosensitizers and bioreductive drugs; title: Gene therapy; title: Chemotherapeutic agents from the perspective of the radiation biologist; title: Hyperthermia.