Guidelines are presented for the development of radiation therapy capability in northwestern Pennsylvania. A surplus of megavoltage (cobalt therapy, linear accelerator) capability exists in the area, (as of 1976) therefore recommendations are made for one...
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
, in recognition that physics research and support were vital to the radiation therapy mission, the late Henry S Accelerators in Radiation Therapy (Medical Physics Publishing, 1998). Both of these texts remain important that quality radiation physics was prerequisite to ...
E-print Network
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Quick Links Facts About Breast Cancer Treating Breast Cancer External Beam Radiation Therapy Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Radiation After Mastectomy Possible ...
MedlinePLUS
The accelerator requirements of particle radiation therapy are reviewed and a preliminary design of a heavy ion synchrotron for hospital installation is presented. Beam delivery systems and multi-treatment room arrangements are outlined.
DOE Information Bridge
This resource letter provides a guide to the literature on medical physics in the field of radiation therapy. Journal articles, books, and websites are cited for the following topics: radiological physics, particle accelerators, radiation dose measurements, protocols for radiation dose ...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Conventional low energy x-rays have been used in radiation therapy since the turn of the century. Van de Graaff and Betatron accelerators changed the complexion of radiation therapy in the mid 1940's by providing significantly deeper penetrating photon beams and also providing ...
Energy Citations Database
This book contains 16 selections. Some of the titles are: Some Changes in Dose Fractionation over 20 Years; Time, Dose and Fractionation in Radiation Therapy: An Historical Perspective; Twice-Daily Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Carcinomas; Accelerated Repopulation in Head and Neck Cancer; ...
, helical tomotherapy and robotic linear accelerators, 4D radiation therapy, although still in the research
The vast majority of radiation treatments for cancerous tumors are given using electron linacs that provide both electrons and photons at several energies. Design and construction of these linacs are based on mature technology that is rapidly becoming more and more standardized and sophisticated. The use of hadrons such as neutrons, protons, alphas, or carbon, oxygen and neon ...
DOE R&D Accomplishments Database
Guidelines are presented for the development of radiation therapy capability in northwestern Pennsylvania. A surplus of megavoltage (cobalt therapy, linear accelerator) capability exists in the area, (as of 1976) therefore recommendations are made for one clinical radiation ...
Cyclotron Particle Accelerator produces high-energy beams to study radiation damage to reactor materials, neutron radiation therapy for cancer, production of radioisotopes, and...
Science.gov Websites
This primer is part of an educational package that also includes a series of three videotapes entitled 'Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy, Parts I, II, and III'. This publication provides an overview of the components of the linear accelerator and how they function ...
This primer is part of an educational package that also includes a series of 3 videotapes entitled Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy, Parts I, II, and III. This publication provides an overview of the components of the linear accelerator and how they function and interrelate. The ...
The subject is discussed under the following chapter headings: simple mathematics gradiation therapy; matter and energy; the nature of radiation;reactions between radiation and matter; x-ray production and control; high-energy therapy units and particle accelerators; quantity of x rays and ...
The report is the third in a series of overview reports prepared during the course of a study regarding the use of electron linear accelerators in radiation therapy. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the radiation accident history of electron linear accelerators used in ...
... and A study of the metabolic aspects of therapy of radiation injury in the soldier. Descriptors : *RADIATION INJURIES, THERAPY, RADIATION ...
DTIC Science & Technology
... Scintillating fiber dosimeter for radiation therapy accelerator. ... prototype of a plastic water-equivalent scintillating fiber dosimeter array for QA ...
threshold for accelerator boron neutron capture therapy. Med. Phys. 27(1), 192�202 (2000). 11. Schmid, EAN ACCELERATOR-BASED NEUTRON MICROBEAM SYSTEM FOR STUDIES OF RADIATION EFFECTS Yanping Xu1 2010 A novel neutron microbeam is being developed at the Radiological Research Accelerator ...
... Title : Radiation Chimeras and Therapy of Radiation Injuries - USSR -. ... Abstract : Radiation chimeras and therapy of radiation injuries are discussed. ...
Radiation therapy is widely used for the treatment of orbital tumors and inflammatory disease. Both external beam teletherapy and implant brachytherapy radiation techniques are employed. External beam radiation therapy is the most common. It involves directing an external ...
PubMed
The electron linear accelerator was first used to generate X-rays for radiation therapy in the early 1950s and is today the main type of machine used in this field. This book provides knowledge of a wide range of technology involved in the design and operation of linear accelerations for radiotherapy, and of the ...
...charged-particle radiation therapy system is a device that produces by acceleration high energy charged particles (e.g., electrons and protons) intended for use in radiation therapy. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011
