Quantitative Radiobiology for Proton Therapy (IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology) (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Bleddyn Jones

This book describes the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) issues within proton therapy and advises on how to use a variable RBE within treatment planning and in dose prescription to improve the safety of proton and other forms on ion beam therapy. Decision-making advice is also provided for protocol breaches, retreatments, dose rate effects and risk assessment.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Iop Publishing Ltd (July 9, 2024)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0750362073
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0750362078