Fundamental Physics of Radiology

Content: 
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION, Page iii
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION, Pages v-vi
CHAPTER I - MATTER AND ENERGY, RADIATION AND SPECTRA, Pages 1-12
CHAPTER II - ATOMS AND NUCLEI, Pages 13-21
CHAPTER III - RADIOACTIVITY, Pages 22-30
CHAPTER IV - RADIOACTIVITY—MATERIALS, Pages 31-43
CHAPTER V - THE PRODUCTION OF X-RAYS, Pages 44-56
CHAPTER VI - THE INTERACTION OF X- AND GAMMA RAYS WITH MATTER—I, Pages 57-68
CHAPTER VII - THE INTERACTION OF X- AND GAMMA RAYS WITH MATTER—II, Pages 69-79
CHAPTER VIII - THE EFFECTS OF X-RAYS, Pages 80-95
CHAPTER IX - THE MEASUREMENT OF X-RAY QUANTITY, Pages 96-101
CHAPTER X - THE ROENTGEN AND ITS MEASUREMENT, Pages 102-116
CHAPTER XI - THE GEIGER-MÜLLER AND SCINTILLATION COUNTERS AND THE THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSEMETER, Pages 117-129
CHAPTER XII - ABSORBED DOSE AND THE RAD, Pages 130-139
CHAPTER XIII - FILTERS AND FILTRATION, Pages 140-159
CHAPTER XIV - THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, Pages 160-165
CHAPTER XV - THE X-RAY FILM AND ITS PROCESSING, Pages 166-174
CHAPTER XVI - THE PROPERTIES OF THE X-RAY FILM, Pages 175-190
CHAPTER XVII - INTENSIFYING AND FLUORESCENT SCREENS AND XERORADIOGRAPHY, Pages 191-210
CHAPTER XVIII - GEOMETRIC FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE, Pages 211-232
CHAPTER XIX - THE EFFECT OF X-RAY ABSORPTION ON THE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE, Pages 233-243
CHAPTER XX - THE EFFECTS AND CONTROL OF SCATTERED RADIATION, Pages 244-263
CHAPTER XXI - THE RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE, Pages 264-276
CHAPTER XXII - THE DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY TUBE AND SHIELD, Pages 277-291
CHAPTER XXIII - THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OF THE X-RAY UNIT, Pages 292-317
CHAPTER XXIV - THE RATING OF THE X-RAY TUBE, Pages 318-340
CHAPTER XXV - FLUOROSCOPY, Pages 341-357
CHAPTER XXVI - TOMOGRAPHY, Pages 358-376
CHAPTER XXVII - ULTRASONICS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE, Pages 377-389
CHAPTER XXVIII - RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE, Pages 390-423
CHAPTER XXIX - THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF RADIOTHERAPY, Pages 424-426
CHAPTER XXX - TELETHERAPY DOSAGE DATA: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, Pages 427-429
CHAPTER XXXI - TELETHERAPY DOSAGE DATA FOR CLINICAL USE, Pages 430-457
CHAPTER XXXII - OUTPUT MEASUREMENTS AND THE USE OF ISODOSE CHARTS, Pages 458-471
CHAPTER XXXIII - PATIENT DOSAGE, Pages 472-487
CHAPTER XXXIV - BEAM MODIFICATION, Pages 488-502
CHAPTER XXXV - COLLIMATORS AND ‘BEAM-DIRECTION’ DEVICES, Pages 503-518
CHAPTER XXXVI - THE TREATMENT PRESCRIPTION, Pages 519-535
CHAPTER XXXVII - SOME SPECIAL TECHNIQUES, Pages 536-548
CHAPTER XXXVIII - TELETHERAPY SOURCES, Pages 549-566
CHAPTER XXXIX - ACCEPTANCE TESTS AND CALIBRATION, Pages 567-577
CHAPTER XL - GAMMA-RAY SOURCES FOR PLESIOTHERAPY, Pages 578-586
CHAPTER XLI - PLESIOTHERAPY DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, Pages 587-613
CHAPTER XLII - PARTICLE RADIATIONS IN RADIOTHERAPY, Pages 614-628
CHAPTER XLIII - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND MATERIALS, Pages 629-642
CHAPTER XLIV - DEPARTMENTAL PROTECTION, Pages 643-655
CHAPTER XLV - PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS AND PERSONNEL MONITORING, Pages 656-668
APPENDIX I - S.I. UNITS, Page 669
APPENDIX II - THE EXPONENTIAL LAW OF RADIOACTIVE DECAY, OR OF PHOTON BEAM ATTENUATION, Pages 670-671
APPENDIX III - MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION AND ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS, Pages 672-683
INDEX, Pages 685-710