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Author:   John A. Mills, PhD MIPEM CPhys (Physicist, MACS-Quality Control Provider, James Watt House, Hinckley, UK) ,  Pete Bridge (Senior Lecturer (Radiotherapy), School of Health Sciences, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, UK) ,  Thankamma V. Ajithkumar, MD, FRCR, FRCP, MBA (Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Clinical Director Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   9th edition
Weight:   1.960kg
ISBN:  

9780443119781

ISBN 10:   0443119783
Pages:   650
Publication Date:   18 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Contributors International System of Units and Prefixes for Physical Quantities SECTION 1 1 Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity 2 Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter 3 Radiation Detection and Measurement 4 Radiation Protection 5 The Radiobiology of Radiotherapy 6 Imaging With X-ray, Magnetic Resonance and Ultrasound 7 Imaging With Radionuclides 8 Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides 9 Brachytherapy, Low-Voltage X-rays and Gamma Rays 10 Megavoltage Beams: Acceleration, Modulation and Image Guidance 11 Techniques for Accurate Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy: Immobilisation, Volume Definition and Verification Techniques 12 External Beam Treatment Planning: Dose Calculations, Principles and Practice 13 Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy 14 Quality Control 15 Quality Management in Radiotherapy SECTION 2 16 Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening 17 Biological and Pathological Introduction 18 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy 19 Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer 20 Chemotherapy and Hormones 21 Skin and Lip Cancer 22 Head and Neck Cancer-General Principles 23 Sinonasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers 24 Thyroid Cancer 25 Gastrointestinal Cancer 26 Tumours of the Thorax 27 Breast Cancer 28 Gynaecological Cancer 29 Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis 30 Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow 31 Tumours of the Central Nervous System 32 Eye and Orbit 33 Sarcomas 34 Paediatric Oncology 35 Care of Patients During Radiotherapy 36 Medical Complications of Malignant Disease and Treatment 37 Proton Beam Therapy Index

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Thankamma V. Ajithkumar, MD FRCR FRCP MBA Consultant Clinical Oncologist & Clinical Director Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Affiliated Associate Professor, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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