Overview

Design and Shielding of Radiotherapy Treatment Facilities provides readers with a single point of reference for all aspects of shielding design and radiation protection advice to the construction and modification of radiotherapy facilities. The book assembles a faculty of national and international experts on all modalities including megavoltage and kilovoltage photons, brachytherapy and high-energy particles, and on conventional and Monte Carlo shielding calculations. Their consensus and expertise is reflected through the list of chapters, and the editors have also ensured a consistent message throughout the text by face-to-face discussion and thorough revisions of the original IPEM Report 75. This book is a comprehensive reference for qualified experts and radiation-shielding designers in radiation physics and also useful to administrators, planners, architects, constructors and others involved in the design of radiotherapy facilities.

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Author:   Professor Patrick Horton (Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK) ,  Dr David Eaton (Mount Vernon Hospital) ,  Dr Debbie Peet ,  Dr Chris Walker
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.745kg
ISBN:  

9780750314411

ISBN 10:   0750314419
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   10 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Acknowledgement Author biography Contributors 1 The design and procurement process 2 The design of radiotherapy facilities 3 Radiation protection requirements 4 Clinical practice, treatment room and control room design 5 Empirical shielding calculations for treatment rooms with linear accelerators 6 Monte Carlo methods 7 Shielding materials and construction details 8 Specialist applications: Gamma Knife®, TomoTherapy® and CyberKnife® 9 Kilovoltage therapy and electronic brachytherapy 10 Brachytherapy 11 Radiation shielding and safety for particle therapy facilities 12 Shielding verification and radiation surveys 

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Patrick Horton is retired from the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK. David Eaton is a lead clinical scientist, national radiotherapy trials QA group, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK.

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