"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: 20230201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction. 1. Overview of image-guided radiation therapy / Irina Vergalasova, Ning J. Yue and Meral Reyhan -- 2. History and future of image-guided radiation therapy in abdominal cancer / Gregory P. Penoncello, Daniel G. Robertson, Ronik S. Bhangoo, Yanle Hu, Wei Liu, Yunze Yang, William G. Rule and Carlos E. V…
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Radiosensitization and fundamentals. 1. The role of Auger electrons versus photoelectrons in nanoparticle dose enhancement / Erno Sajo and Piotr Zygmanski -- 2. Deterministic computation benchmarks of nanoparticle dose enhancement--part I. Nanometer scales / Erno Sajo, Fulya Cifter and Piotr Zygmanski -- 3. Determ…
"Version: 20210201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction / Davide Fontanarosa and Emma Harris -- 2. Ultrasound imaging physics and technology / Emma Harris -- 3. Registration of ultrasound with radiotherapy room coordinates / Davide Fontanarosa, Saskia Camps and Svenja Ipsen -- 4. Ultrasound probe setup and image quality / Saskia Camps, Alexander Grimwood and Sa…
"Version: 20160501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. The basics of x-rays -- 1.1. What are x-rays? -- 1.2. Characteristics and properties of x-rays -- 1.3. Substances and x-rays -- 1.4. The effect of x-rays on radiographic film2. Radiographic quality -- 2.1. Properties of radiographic quality -- 2.2. Quality control factors -- 2.3. Density and current -- 2.4. …
"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…
"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: 20230201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Introduction for residents, technologists, scientists, and for anyone curious -- 1. Five big ideas for MRI -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Waves -- 1.2. MRI as a water image -- 1.3. Multiple looks (contemplating image weighting and the multiple appearances possible in MRI) -- 1.4. Interlude and segue into concepts of electrici…