Fundamental Physics of Radiology

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, 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 44-58
CHAPTER VI - THE INTERACTION OF X-AND GAMMA RAYS WITH MATTER—I, Pages 59-70
CHAPTER VII - THE INTERACTION OF X- AND GAMMA RAYS WITH MATTER—II, Pages 71-81
CHAPTER VIII - THE EFFECTS OF X-RAYS, Pages 82-88
CHAPTER IX - THE MEASUREMENT OF X-RAY QUANTITY, Pages 89-94
CHAPTER X - THE ROENTGEN AND ITS MEASUREMENT, Pages 95-109
CHAPTER XI - THE GEIGER-MÜLLER AND SCINTILLATION COUNTERS, Pages 110-120
CHAPTER XII - ABSORBED DOSE AND THE RAD, Pages 121-130
CHAPTER XIII - FILTERS AND FILTRATION, Pages 131-150
CHAPTER XIV - THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, Pages 151-156
CHAPTER XV - THE X-RAY FILM AND ITS PROCESSING, Pages 157-165
CHAPTER XVI - THE PROPERTIES OF THE X-RAY FILM, Pages 166-181
CHAPTER XVII - INTENSIFYING AND FLUORESCENT SCREENS, Pages 182-203
CHAPTER XVIII - GEOMETRIC FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE, Pages 204-225
CHAPTER XIX - THE EFFECT OF X-RAY ABSORPTION ON THE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE, Pages 226-236
CHAPTER XX - THE EFFECTS AND CONTROL OF SCATTERED RADIATION, Pages 237-256
CHAPTER XXI - THE RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE, Pages 257-269
CHAPTER XXII - THE DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY TUBE AND SHIELD, Pages 270-284
CHAPTER XXIII - THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OF THE X-RAY UNIT, Pages 285-310
CHAPTER XXIV - THE RATING OF THE X-RAY TUBE, Pages 311-333
CHAPTER XXV - FLUOROSCOPY, Pages 334-350
CHAPTER XXVI - TOMOGRAPHY, Pages 351-363
CHAPTER XXVII - THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF RADIOTHERAPY, Pages 364-366
CHAPTER XXVIII - TELETHERAPY DOSAGE DATA: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, Pages 367-369
CHAPTER XXIX - TELETHERAPY DOSAGE DATA FOR CLINICAL USE, Pages 370-397
CHAPTER XXX - OUTPUT MEASUREMENTS AND THE USE OF ISODOSE CHARTS, Pages 398-411
CHAPTER XXXI - PATIENT DOSAGE, Pages 412-427
CHAPTER XXXII - BEAM MODIFICATION, Pages 428-442
CHAPTER XXXIII - COLLIMATORS AND ‘BEAM-DIRECTION’ DEVICES, Pages 443-458
CHAPTER XXXIV - SOME SPECIAL TECHNIQUES AND ALTERNATIVE RADIATIONS, Pages 459-480
CHAPTER XXXV - TELETHERAPY SOURCES, Pages 481-498
CHAPTER XXXVI - ACCEPTANCE TESTS AND CALIBRATION, Pages 499-509
CHAPTER XXXVII - RADIUM AND RADON SOURCES FOR PLESIOTHERAPY, Pages 510-518
CHAPTER XXXVIII - PLESIOTHERAPY DOSAGE CALCULATIONS AND SOME ALTERNATIVE GAMMA-RAY SOURCES, Pages 519-527
CHAPTER XXXIX - RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE, Pages 528-546
CHAPTER XL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND MATERIALS, Pages 547-557
CHAPTER XLI - DEPARTMENTAL PROTECTION, Pages 558-564
CHAPTER XLII - PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS AND PERSONNEL MONITORING, Pages 565-573
APPENDIX I - SOME GREEK LETTERS USED AS SYMBOLS, Page 574
APPENDIX II - THE EXPONENTIAL LAW OF RADIOACTIVE DECAY, OR OF PHOTON BEAM ATTENUATION, Pages 575-576
INDEX, Pages 577-599