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OverviewPatton McGinley’s classic Shielding Techniques has been updated to take into account the latest national and international standards for radiation facility shielding. Includes appendices on parameters used in shielding calculations and detailed properties of common barrier materials. Many example calculations. Fully indexed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Melissa Martin , Patton H. McGinleyPublisher: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation Imprint: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation Edition: 3rd Revised edition Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781951134006ISBN 10: 1951134001 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 30 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. History of X-Ray Room Shielding 2. Conventional Shielding Design 3. Conventional Maze Design 4. Photoneutrons 5. Mazes and Doors for High-Energy Rooms 6. Metal and Concrete Shields 7. Special Topics (including sections on CyberKnife, Radixact, Elekta Unity,ViewRay, Halcyon, and RefleXion) 8. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and GammaPod Rooms 9. Reports and Room SurveysReviewsThis book is intended as a practical guide to the medical physicist/radiation shielding expert for shielding technique of radiotherapy treatment rooms for not only standard radiotherapy equipment but also for advanced and specialized radiotherapy equipment. - Journal of Medical Physics Author InformationPatton H. McGinleyretired from Emory Clinic in 2000, but he continues to produce shielding evaluations as a private consultant. AAPM Past-President Melissa Martin joins Pat McGinley for this third edition. Martin has represented ANSI since 2012 on the sub-committee that prepared ISO Standard Number 16645 (2016), which addresses shielding for medical electron accelerators. She founded the consulting firm Therapy Physics, Inc., which has provided shielding design reports for over 500 radiation oncology treatment rooms around the world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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