Authors: Eric J. Hall, Amato Giaccia
ISBN-13: 9781608311934, ISBN-10: 1608311937
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date Published: June 2011
Edition: Seventh
Hall, Eric J., FRCR, FACR
Radiology residents take a physics exam during their first year, which they must pass to continue. This book is the most often used reference to study for the physics exam. Written by practicing, active radiobiologists, the book brings together basic laboratory research and practical, clinical applications. The easy-to-read text and informative illustrations ensure comprehension. Summaries at the end of each chapter facilitate quick review.The first section covers topics applicable to diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology; the second section offers material specifically for radiation oncologists. The new edition will be a full color book, with color illustrations.
A revised and updated text (3rd ed., 1988) covering the entire field of radiobiology as it pertains to radiology, primarily for residents preparing for their boards. The volume continues to explicitly delineate areas of interest to radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, and nuclear medicine. New to this edition is a chapter summarizing the techniques of molecular biology that are used increasingly in radiation biology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface to the First Edition | ||
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Milestones in Physics and Biology | 1 | |
1 | The Physics and Chemistry of Radiation Absorption | 5 |
2 | DNA Strand Breaks and Chromosomal Aberrations | 17 |
3 | Cell Survival Curves | 32 |
4 | Radiosensitivity and Cell Age in the Mitotic Cycle | 51 |
5 | Repair of Radiation Damage and the Dose-Rate Effect | 67 |
6 | The Oxygen Effect and Reoxygenation | 91 |
7 | Linear Energy Transfer and Relative Biological Effectiveness | 112 |
8 | Acute Effects of Total-Body Irradiation | 124 |
9 | Radioprotectors | 136 |
10 | Radiation Carcinogenesis | 144 |
11 | Hereditary Effects of Radiation | 166 |
12 | Effects of Radiation on the Embryo and Fetus | 178 |
13 | Radiation Cataractogenesis | 198 |
14 | Doses and Risks in Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Cardiology, and Nuclear Medicine | 199 |
15 | Radiation Protection | 234 |
16 | Molecular Techniques in Radiobiology | 249 |
17 | Cancer Biology | 288 |
18 | Dose-Response Relationships for Model Normal Tissues | 314 |
19 | Clinical Response of Normal Tissues | 339 |
20 | Model Tumor Systems | 361 |
21 | Cell, Tissue, and Tumor Kinetics | 377 |
22 | Time, Dose, and Fractionation in Radiotherapy | 397 |
23 | Predictive Assays | 419 |
24 | Alternative Radiation Modalities | 432 |
25 | Radiosensitizers and Bioreductive Drugs | 446 |
26 | Gene Therapy | 461 |
27 | Chemotherapeutic Agents from the Perspective of the Radiation Biologist | 470 |
28 | Hyperthermia | 495 |
Glossary | 521 | |
Subject Index | 553 |