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Human physiology.
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Medical physics.
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Phantoms (Radiology).
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Radiation dosimetry.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction to Phantoms of Medical and Health Physics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History -- 1.3 Phantom Materials -- 1.4 Dosimetry Phantoms -- 1.4.1 Phantom Construction -- 1.4.2 Dosimeters -- 1.4.3 Computational Phantoms -- 1.5 Imaging Phantoms -- 1.6 Scope of the Text -- 1.6.1 Radiation Therapy Phantoms -- 1.6.2 X-ray Imaging Phantoms -- 1.6.3 Non-ionizing Radiation Phantoms -- 1.6.4 Nuclear Medicine Phantoms -- 1.6.5 Health Physics and Computational Phantoms -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part I Phantoms of Radiation Therapy |
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2 Radiation Therapy Dosimetry Phantoms -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Need for Therapeutic Dosimetry Phantoms -- 2.1.2 Overall Design Goals -- 2.1.3 Literature Review -- 2.2 Common Concepts for Dosimetry Phantoms -- 2.2.1 Classification -- 2.2.1.1 Active Versus Passive Phantoms -- 2.2.1.2 Modular Versus Integrated Phantoms -- 2.2.2 Phantom Geometry -- 2.2.3 Phantom Composition -- 2.2.3.1 Modality and Energy Considerations -- 2.2.3.2 Length Scaling for Phantoms -- 2.2.3.3 Phantom Dose Equivalency -- 2.2.4 Phantom Coordinate Systems -- 2.2.5 Dose Measurement System Components |
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2.2.6 Phantom Measurements -- 2.2.6.1 Setup and Alignment -- 2.2.6.2 Relative and Absolute Dosimetry -- 2.2.6.3 Detectors and Devices -- 2.2.6.4 Data Processing and Agreement -- 2.3 Water Phantoms -- 2.3.1 Construction of Water Phantoms -- 2.3.2 Characteristics of Water Phantoms -- 2.3.3 Use of Water Phantoms -- 2.3.4 Examples of Water Phantoms -- 2.4 Non-Water Phantoms -- 2.4.1 Construction of Non-Water Phantoms -- 2.4.2 Characteristics of Non-Water Phantoms -- 2.4.3 Examples of Non-Water Phantoms -- 2.4.4 Use of Non-Water Phantoms -- 2.5 Integrated Device Phantoms |
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2.5.1 Construction of Integrated Phantoms -- 2.5.2 Characteristics of Integrated Phantoms -- 2.5.3 Examples of Integrated Phantoms -- 2.5.4 Use of Integrated Phantoms -- 2.6 Therapeutic Clinical Uses -- 2.6.1 Installation and Acceptance Testing -- 2.6.2 Calibration and Commissioning -- 2.6.3 Periodic Performance Monitoring -- 2.6.4 Planned Patient Dose Validating -- 2.7 Future Directions -- 2.7.1 Automated Data Collection, Analysis, and Management -- 2.7.2 Materials that More Closely Mimic the Behavior of Tissue -- 2.7.3 Variable Density Distribution (Deformable) Phantoms |
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2.7.4 High-Resolution 3D Data Acquisition in Parallel -- 2.7.5 In vivo Dose Measurement During Treatment Delivery -- References -- 3 Anthropomorphic Phantoms for Radiation Oncology Medical Physics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Anthropomorphic Body Phantoms -- 3.2.1 ART Phantom -- 3.2.2 RANDOreg Phantom -- 3.2.3 ATOMreg Dosimetry Phantom -- 3.2.4 Custom Body Phantoms -- 3.3 Anthropomorphic Body-Part Phantoms -- 3.3.1 Commercially Available Anthropomorphic Body-Part Phantoms -- 3.3.2 Anthropomorphic Body-Part Phantoms Developed by a QA Service Organization or Institution for Their Own QA Purposes |
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3.4 Summary |
| Note |
325 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| Alt author |
Kissick, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9781461483045 |
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