Product Description: This concise, but comprehensive textbook sets out all the essentials of the science and clinical application of radiobiology for those seeking accreditation in radiation oncology. The fully updated 3rd edition continues to discuss the basis of radiation therapy and presents the principles and significant scientific developments that underlie current attempts to improve the radiotherapeutic managemnet of all cancers...read more

Written from the perspective that the reader is the primary individual responsible for patient radiation protection, this book instills in readers the motivation to practice protection at all times. This book presents both theory and clinical practice of radiation protection and radiobiology - from X-ray production and nuclear medicine to radiation therapy. It serves as a complete review for national certification exams as well as a useful review for clinical practice. Written primarily by a radiography educator with assistance on individual chapters by educators in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy as well as a practicing health physicist and state inspector, this book is an appropriate resource on the subject. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This new edition of A.H.W. Nias' successful book provides an updated and revised introduction to quantitative radiobiology, particularly, to those aspects of the subject which have a practical application. Radiation is used to cure cancer but can also cause it...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This newly revised and updated edition of Radiation Biophysics provides an in-depth description of the physics and chemistry of radiation and its effects on biological systems. Coverage begins with fundamental concepts of the physics of radiation and radioactivity, then progresses through the chemistry and biology of the interaction of radiation with living systems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This volume presents reviews of the breast and the prostate, and five articles on radiation therapy and radiation sensitivity. It is a source of information on how cells and organs respond to radiation and radiotherapy strategies.

Product Description: The latest theories and results on the early effects of radiation on DNA are presented and summarised in this text. Contributions are made by leading radiation physicists, chemists and biologists. All three subject areas have shown great advances in recent years, e...read more

Product Description: The 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Radiation Biology was held in Dublin, Ireland, 23rd-26th September 1991. The meeting was structured to address eleven major topics of interest to a wide range of workers in radiobiology, and allied fields...read more

Product Description: Book by Granier, Robert, Gambini, Denis-Jean, Lisker, Roy

Product Description: This textbook covers all aspects of radiation, radiotherapy and their effects. The book, initially published in France, has been updated and expanded in this English version. It includes a thorough discussion of recent advances, such as a better understanding of the molecular basis of cellular effects and cell radiosensitivity...read more

The biological action of radiation undoubtedly constitutes an issue of actual con­ cern, particularly after incidences like those in Harrisburg or Chernobyl. These considerations, however, were not the reason for writing this book although it is hoped that it will also be helpful in this respect. The interaction of radiation with biological systems is such an interesting research objective that to my mind no special justification is needed to pursue these problems. The combination of physics, chemistry and biology presents on one hand a fascinating challenge to the student, on the other, it may lead to insights which are not possible if the dif­ ferent subjects remain clearly separated. Special problems of radiation biology have quite often led to new approaches in physics (or vice versa), a recent example is "microdosimetry" (chapter 4). Biological radiation a9tion comprises all levels of biological organization. It starts with the absorption in essential atoms and molecules and ends with the development of cancer and genetic hazards to future generations. The structure of the book reflects this. Beginning with physical and chemical fundamentals, it then turns to a description of chemical and subcellular systems. Cellular effects form a large part since they are the basis for understanding all further responses. Reactions of the whole organism, concentrating on mammals and especially humans, are subsequently treated. The book concludes with a short discussion of problems in radiation protection and the application of radiation in medical therapy. These last points are necessarily short and somewhat superficial.

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Product Description: The clinical applications of radiobiology to the treatment of cancer patients by radiotherapy are examined in this text, which stresses the use of applied radiobiology and its relevance to clinical practice. The basic science of radiobiology is introduced with particular attention to mammalian cells and tissues...read more

Product Description: Radiation is the one agent among all environmental factors which may damage biological systems that is not only easily quantifiable but can also be measured with unsurpassed resolution. Its primary effects on atoms and molecules are well understood, and the secondary processes can be followed by sophisticated experimental techniques...read more