books about: radiation     books:       Radiation Therapy Planning1 review Gunilla C. Bentel McGraw-Hill Professional, 1995 useful for radiation therapists I find this book useful for young radiotherapists who are in training, but maybe it could be better to have more images of treatment fields             Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection (Physics Textbook)1 review James E. Turner Wiley-VCH, 2007 Radiation This book was most useful to me in calculating dose, it has a good breadth of the subject matter and will purchase my own copy...currently using advisor's copy.             The Chemotherapy & Radiation Therapy Survival Guide (Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Survivor's Guide)9 reviews Judith McKay, Nancee Hirano New Harbinger Publications, 1998 Must-have Since my diagnosis three weeks ago I have checked out and read every book on chemo and radiation in my county's library system. This is by far the best - it's the only one I decided to go out and purchase so I could keep it around for reference. The advice is very down to earth and practical. The authors' knowledge and practical experience is evident on each page. The diagnosis of cancer sent me ...             Workbook for Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography6 reviews Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer Mosby, 2006 Excellent book, great reference I found this book to be essential for all the info I needed for radiation protection. It's not only well-written but quite complete. It also served as a wonderful reference for studying for the ARRT exam. Another great reference for the ARRT exam, is: *The Ultimate Study Guide for the Registry Examination in Radiography: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi, Volume 1, 2 and ...             Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology2 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 Recommended for Understanding RT; for Dosimetry etc Understanding various aspects of RT in a concise manner from the experts themselves is very appealing. The editors have done a good work of collating the best from the minds in the advancing fields of RT, 3DCRT, IMRT, brachytherapy and STRT. All these topics are presented with contrasting Isodose profiles and respective techniques; give a good grasp of the subjects that form the basis of today's ...             The Physics of Radiation Therapy3 reviews Faiz M. Khan Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003 Medical Physics Bible! I find this an absolutely fantastic book. It really is the bible of medical physics for radiotherapy. I had the second edition until it fell apart, and just purchased this new third edition. It explains virtually every single thing you need to know in therapy- from a theoretical point of view. It does have two weak points: not all terms are clearly defined each time they are used in ...             Radiation Detection and Measurement6 reviews Glenn F. Knoll Wiley, 2000 Excellent book, detailed on the subject matter and readable This is an excellent text and considered the prime source for an detailed overview of it's field.             Handbook of Radiation Oncology: Basic Principles and Clinical Protocols Bruce Haffty, Lynn Wilson Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008 Whether you are a practicing radiation oncologist, resident in radiation oncology, fellow in any oncology discipline, or a student of medicine, nursing, physics, dosimetry, or therapy, this handbook is a valuable resource covering the issues most pertinent to patients undergoing radiation therapy. Handbook of Radiation Oncology covers general oncologic principles, workup, staging, and multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, basic principles of ...             Handbook of Evidence-based Radiation Oncology13 reviews Springer, 2006 Excellent handbook that you can squeeze into your white-coat It's concise and has some solid pearls as intro to each section, lists most of the studies/trials that affect management, includes basic workup, staging tables and management algorithms/tables. It's also useful for really basic simulation/planning pearls along with some dose constraints. Great for morning conference prep - at the very minimum, read the relevant chapter out of hansen. The ...             Radiation Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach (Medical Radiology / Radiation Oncology) Springer, 2008 Radiation Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach (ROEBA) is a reference book designed to enable radiation oncologists, including those in training, to make diagnostic and treatment decisions on the basis of the best available scientific evidence. Ease of use is ensured by a structured, reader-friendly format that offers rapid access to evidence-based recommendations. ROEBA?s orientation is entirely practical, in that the focus is solely on ...             Clinical Radiation Oncology5 reviews Leonard L. Gunderson, Joel E. Tepper Churchill Livingstone, 2006 A MUST OWN very clear and succinct textbook with pertinent and relevant information. the algorithms are wonderful and assist in one's learning. physics section is terrific. it provides a great overview.             A Guide for Delineation of Lymph Nodal Clinical Target Volume in Radiation Therapy Springer, 2008 Conformal radiotherapy offers the opportunity to enhance precise delivery of high dose radiation to the target volume while maintaining normal tissues doses at acceptable tolerance levels. This technique requires an exact definition of the treatment volumes: gross tumour volume (GTV), clinical target volume (CTV) and planning target volume (PTV). For this reason, it is important to have a very good knowledge of radiological anatomy and natural ...             Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer6 reviews Robert Siegel Taylor & Francis, 2001 Great textbook, great reference book This is fourth edition of excellent monograph that comprises all theoretical and computational problems of radiative heat transfer. In comparison with the previous edition, the book of R. Siegel and J. R. Howell is updated by the state-of-the-art material concerning the analysis of radiative heat transfer in absorbing, emitting, and scattering media, in semitransparent bodies, modern applications ...             Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry3 reviews Frank Herbert Attix Wiley-Interscience, 1986 V Good Text There is a dearth of modern texts that treat this realm with due respect anymore-or possibly it is that other texts are aimed at larger -and so less rogorous-markets. Thank heavens someone is still publishing books like this. Attix has done a commendable job here. He pays attention to detail and accuracy. His inclusions are commendable-especially when he covers the Kramer spectrum-you don't get ...             Coping With Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy2 reviews Daniel Cukier McGraw-Hill, 2004 A consumer's guide to everything from common side effects to preparing physically and emotionally for treatment & managing pain Dr. Daniel Cukier has been a radiation oncologist for over thirty years, and works with other oncologists and health writer Virginia McCullough on Coping With Chemotherapy And Radiation: a consumer's guide to everything from common side effects to preparing physically and emotionally for treatment and managing pain. While some of the details on specific drug effects may become outdated as they're ...             Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation: The Evolutionary Biology of Herbivorous Insects University of California Press, 2008 The intimate associations between plants and the insects that eat them have helped define and shape both groups for millions of years. This pioneering volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the evolutionary biology of herbivorous insects, including their relationships with host plants and natural enemies. Chapters focus on the dynamic relationships between insects and plants from the standpoint of evolutionary change at different ...             Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology1 review Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007 A MUST-HAVE FOR RADIATION THERAPISTS! As a first-year student in a 2-year Radiation Therapy training program, I believe this book is the "gold standard" of information in the field. Much of my research for written papers comes directly from Perez & Brady's book. As an added benefit, when you purchase a new copy, you get a special code which permits you to set up an online account with the publisher. That, in turn, allows you to ...             Chemotherapy and Radiation For Dummies11 reviews Alan P. Lyss, Humberto Fagundes, ... For Dummies, 2005 Educate yourself while you wait for answers The biggest fear about cancer, is the unknown. I attended a Q & A session at my college with the doctors and author of this book. These people are passionate about the subject matter. I bought this book for my mother-in-law, who is newly diagnosed with breast cancer after looking at it. She loved it, and her husband read it too. It provides real information that you need to know to know about ...             Handbook of Radiation Effects1 review Andrew Holmes-Siedle, Len Adams Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 A must reference/text book for everyone in Space Radiation. This text details nearly everything one need to know for a basic understanding of radiation effects on electronic components and systems. Lots of very useful tables and graphs that are needed nearly daily by the radiation experts as well as the beginners in the field. Andy & Len have done a great job putting all this information in a very understandable format. A must reference/test for everyone ...             A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation (2nd Ed.)3 reviews Grant W. Petty Sundog Publishing, 2006 Perfect book for an introductory level This book was used in my graduate atmospheric radiation class. It was far supperior to the book used in my undergrad class (wallace and hobbs introduction to atmospheric sciences) not that W&H was a bad book but this book is much more focused since it is not as broad as W&H book. Good aspects of this book is that it starts with a good fundemental background before it delves into the real meat ...              search for books approach, atmospheric, chemotherapy, clinical, delineation, detection, dosimetry, evidence-based, evolutionary, handbook, herbivorous, introduction, measurement, planning, practice, principles, protection, protocols, radiation, radiography, radiological, radiology, specialization, speciation, survival, survivor, textbook, transfer, treatment, workbook books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child we recommend Excellent handbook that you can squeeze into your white-coat leave a comment home  impressum - about us