Author: Joseph A. KanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photons
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Polarization and Depolarization in Proton-proton Collisions at 415 MEV
Author: Joseph A. KanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photons
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Proton Therapy Physics
Author: Harald PaganettiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439836450
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Proton Therapy Physics goes beyond current books on proton therapy to provide an in-depth overview of the physics aspects of this radiation therapy modality, eliminating the need to dig through information scattered in the medical physics literature. After tracing the history of proton therapy, the book summarizes the atomic and nuclear physics background necessary for understanding proton interactions with tissue. It describes the physics of proton accelerators, the parameters of clinical proton beams, and the mechanisms to generate a conformal dose distribution in a patient. The text then covers detector systems and measuring techniques for reference dosimetry, outlines basic quality assurance and commissioning guidelines, and gives examples of Monte Carlo simulations in proton therapy. The book moves on to discussions of treatment planning for single- and multiple-field uniform doses, dose calculation concepts and algorithms, and precision and uncertainties for nonmoving and moving targets. It also examines computerized treatment plan optimization, methods for in vivo dose or beam range verification, the safety of patients and operating personnel, and the biological implications of using protons from a physics perspective. The final chapter illustrates the use of risk models for common tissue complications in treatment optimization. Along with exploring quality assurance issues and biological considerations, this practical guide collects the latest clinical studies on the use of protons in treatment planning and radiation monitoring. Suitable for both newcomers in medical physics and more seasoned specialists in radiation oncology, the book helps readers understand the uncertainties and limitations of precisely shaped dose distribution.
Nuclear Science Abstracts
Author: Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Current Experiments in Elementary Particle Physics
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Particles (Nuclear physics)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Nucleon-nucleon Triple-scattering Parameters 510 to 670 MeV.
Author: Pamela Hansen SurkoEnergy Research Abstracts
Author: ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. Technical Information CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Force and energy
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Theory of Nucleus
Author: A. SitenkoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401157723
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Modern nuclear physics is a well developed branch of physical science, with wide-ranging applications of its results in engineering and industry. At the same time, the development of a consistent theory of nuclei and nuclear processes presents certain problems. It is well known that the most important aim of nuclear physics is the study of nuclear structure and the explanation of properties on the basis of the interaction between nucleons which constitute nuclei. Difficulties of a modern theory of the nucleus are caused by both an insufficient knowledge of nuclear interactions and the multi particle character of nuclear systems. Experimental data on nuclear interactions do not contradict the hypothesis of the pair character of nuclear forces. However, the absence of rigorous meth ods of calculations of many particle nuclear systems with strong interaction makes it necessary to use macroscopic nuclear models to describe particular nuclear properties. Nuclear models have been developed in different ways, and the models themselves have been modified and complicated. In spite of the visible discrepancy, different models of the nucleus significantly supple ment one another. The development of nuclear models has led to considerable progress in the understanding of atomic nuclei. The current results of theo retical nuclear physics are reported in numerous scientific papers. The most important and relevant experimental and theoretical results can be found in many monographs, the best of which are written by well-known experts in the field.