Shielding Techniques for Radiation Oncology Facilities
Author:   Melissa Martin ,  Patton H. McGinley
Publisher:   Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
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9781951134006


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 August 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Patton McGinley’s classic Shielding Techniques has been updated to take into account the latest national and international standards for radiation facility shielding. Includes appendices on parameters used in shielding calculations and detailed properties of common barrier materials. Many example calculations. Fully indexed.

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Author:   Melissa Martin ,  Patton H. McGinley
Publisher:   Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781951134006


ISBN 10:   1951134001
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. History of X-Ray Room Shielding 2. Conventional Shielding Design 3. Conventional Maze Design 4. Photoneutrons 5. Mazes and Doors for High-Energy Rooms 6. Metal and Concrete Shields 7. Special Topics (including sections on CyberKnife, Radixact, Elekta Unity,ViewRay, Halcyon, and RefleXion) 8. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, and GammaPod Rooms 9. Reports and Room Surveys

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This book is intended as a practical guide to the medical physicist/radiation shielding expert for shielding technique of radiotherapy treatment rooms for not only standard radiotherapy equipment but also for advanced and specialized radiotherapy equipment. - Journal of Medical Physics


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Patton H. McGinleyretired from Emory Clinic in 2000, but he continues to produce shielding evaluations as a private consultant. AAPM Past-President Melissa Martin joins Pat McGinley for this third edition. Martin has represented ANSI since 2012 on the sub-committee that prepared ISO Standard Number 16645 (2016), which addresses shielding for medical electron accelerators. She founded the consulting firm Therapy Physics, Inc., which has provided shielding design reports for over 500 radiation oncology treatment rooms around the world.

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