3 Charged particle radiotherapy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Contents IX
5. Part D: Radiotherapeutical methods
6. 1 Radiobiology basics 1
7. 2 X-ray radiotherapy 31
8. 3 Charged particle radiotherapy 63
9. 4 Neutron radiotherapy 103
10. 5 Brachytherapy 119
11. Part E: Diagnostics and therapeutics beyond radiology
12. 6 Laser applications in medicine 143
13. 7 Nanoparticles for nanomedical applications 181
14. Part F: Measuring and statistics
15. 8 Elements of medical statistics: measurements, population, distribution, reliability 231
16. Appendix
17. 9 Answers to questions 261
18. 10 Solutions to exercises 269
19. 11 List of acronyms (used in all three volumes) 283
20. 12 Selection of fundamental physical constants, conversions, and relationships 286
21. 13 List of scientists named in this volume 287
22. 14 Glossary 288
23. 15 Index of terms 291