"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Implementation of the module on anthropomorphic phantoms -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Content -- 1.3. Learning objectives -- 1.4. Teaching approach -- 1.5. Assessment -- 1.6. Computer facilities -- 1.7. Supplementary material2. Introduction to anthropomorphic phantoms -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Anthropomorphic phanto…
"Version: 20170801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Foreword / by Slavik Tabakov -- Foreword / by Brian Kavanagh -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Global oncology and the Harvard Global Health Catalyst summits -- 1.2. Book overview2. Global oncology education -- 2.1. Seed Global Health -- 2.2. The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) -- 2.3. The African Orga…
"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Basic physics -- 1.1. The structure of the atom -- 1.2. Characteristic radiation and atomic shells -- 1.3. The electromagnetic spectrum I -- 1.4. The electromagnetic spectrum II -- 1.5. Luminescence -- 1.6. Transverse waves -- 1.7. Longitudinal waves -- 1.8. The inverse square law -- 1.9. Radioactivity in medicine -- 1…
"Version: 20190301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Radiation physics and the structure of matter -- 1.1. The structure of the atom -- 1.2. Mass, atomic numbers and isotopes -- 1.3. Ionising radiation -- 1.4. Mechanism of radioactive decay -- 1.5. Decay chains and equilibrium -- 1.6. The nuclide chart -- 1.7. Types of radioactive decay -- 1.8. Penetrating powers of ioni…
"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction to risk management -- 1.1. Risk, hazard and exposure -- 1.2. Risk management -- 1.3. Sun exposure and risk -- 1.4. A risk management approach to sun protection2. The origin and beneficial effects of solar UV radiation -- 2.1. The nature of optical radiation -- 2.2. The Sun -- 2.3. Th…
"Version: 20191201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Dosimetry -- 1.1. Physical phantoms simulating pregnancy and children -- 1.2. Thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs) and optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs) -- 1.3. Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs) -- 1.4. Computational phantoms simulating pregnancy and children -- 1.5. Monte Carlo si…
"Version: 20160301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.3. Current models of global radiation oncology -- 3.1. The twinning partnership model for global radiation oncology -- 3.2. The consortium partnership model -- 3.3. The non-profit model for global radiation oncology4. ICT-powered models of global radiation oncology -- 4.1. Potential of ICTs to catalyze global radiation on…
"Version: 20141201"--Title page verso.Introduction -- Author biographies -- Basic physics -- X-ray imaging -- Imaging theory -- Radiation protection -- Computed tomography -- Ultrasound -- Magnetic resonance -- Nuclear medicine.Knowledge of scientific principles is also mandated as a result of a need to understand best and safest practice, especially in the use of ionising radiation where legis…