title: Basic Radiotherapy Physics and Biology
author: David S. S. Chang
description: This book is a concise and well-illustrated review of the physics and biology of radiation therapy intended for radiation oncology residents, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and physicists. It presents topics that are included on the Radiation Therapy Physics and Biology examinations and is designed with the intent of presentinginformation in an easily digestible format with maximum retention in mind. The inclusion of mnemonics, rules of thumb, and reader-friendly illustrations throughout the book help to make difficult concepts easier to grasp. <i>Basic Radiotherapy Physics and Biology</i> is a valuable reference for students and prospective students in every discipline of radiation oncology.
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  **1** Fundamentals of Patient Management
  
  **2** External Beam Dosimetry and Treatment Planning
  
  (Photons)
  
  **3** Physics and Clinical Applications of Electron Beam Therapy
  
  **4** Three-Dimensional Physics and Treatment Planning
  
  **5** Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Physics and
  
  Treatment Planning
  
  **6** Stereotactic Irradiation
  
  **7** Total Body and Hemibody Irradiation
  
  **8** Altered Fractionation Schedules
  
  **9** Physics of Brachytherapy
  
  **10** Physics and Dosimetry of High-Dose-Rate
  
  Brachytherapy
  
  **11** Nonsealed Radionuclide Therapy
  
  **12** Late Effects of Cancer Treatment
  
  **13** Skin, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, and
  
  Kaposi's Sarcoma
  
  **14** Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  
  **15** Brain, Brainstem, and Cerebellum
  
  **16** Pituitary
  
  **17** Spinal Canal
  
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   **18** Eye
  
  **19** Ear
  
  **20** Nasopharynx
  
  **21** Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
  
  **22** Salivary Glands
  
  **23** Oral Cavity
  
  **24** Tonsillar Fossa and