Introduction to Radiobiology
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780203983669
Subjects: Radiobiology
Description: This textbook covers many aspects of radiation, radiotherapy and their effects. It includes a discussion of recent advances, such as the molecular basis of cellular effects and cell radiosensitivity, radiocarcinogenesis and how radiotherapy can affect normal and neoplastic tissues.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Initial physical effects of irradiation: dosimetry; title: microdosimetry; 1.1 Slowing down of charged particles; 1.2 Absorbed dose; 1.3 Dose distributions from beams of radiation; 1.4 Distribution of dose on a microscopic scale; Bibliography; Chapter 2. Radiation chemistry; 2.1 Initial physical events; 2.2 Radiolysis of water; 2.3 Action of radiation on aqueous solutions; 2.4 Mechanism of action of chemical modifiers of radiosensitivity; References; Chapter 3. Effects of radiation on DNA molecules and chromosomes.; title: 3.1 DNA molecules and their relationship with chromosomes3.2 Lesions produced by radiation in DNA molecules; 3.3 Repair of DNA lesions; 3.4 Effects of radiation on chromosomes; 3.5 DNA lesions and cell death; References; Bibliography; Chapter 4. Cellular effects of ionizing radiation. Cell survival curves.; 4.1 Cell death; 4.2 Methods of measuring the proportion of surviving cells; 4.3 Cell survival curves; 4.4 Intrinsic cellular radiosensitivi.