Advances in Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in Medicine (Ettore Majorana International Science Series (2))

Edited By Ralph H. Thomas, Victor Perez-mendez. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Opening of the Course....Pages 1-4 The New Particles and Their Application in Medicine....Pages 5-25 Introduction and Fundamentals....Pages 27-49 Advances in Energy Deposition Theory....Pages 51-73 Microdosimetry and Its Application to Biology....Pages 75-82 Biological Effects of Radiation and Their Variation with Radiation Quality....Pages 83-95 Late Effects of Low Doses and Dose Rates....Pages 97-113 Radiation Risks in Man and the Rationale for the ICRP System of Dose Limitation....Pages 115-130 The Role of the Theory of Dual Radiation Action in Radiation Protection....Pages 131-141 Detectors for Radiation Dosimetry....Pages 143-180 Passive Detectors....Pages 181-226 New Sources of Radiation....Pages 227-267 Radioisotopes Production by Accelerators....Pages 269-288 Charged Particles in Medical Diagnosis....Pages 289-315 Advances in Diagnostic Instrumentation....Pages 317-343 Dosimetry of High Energy Photon Beams in Non Homogeneous Media....Pages 345-365 Dosimetry and Radiobiology of Protons as Applied to Cancer Therapy and Neurosurgery....Pages 367-394 Dosimetry of Neutrons....Pages 395-413 Biological Effects of Neutrons....Pages 415-429 Dosimetry of Pions....Pages 431-464 Radiobiological Effects of Pions....Pages 465-478 Heavy-Ion Dosimetry....Pages 479-516 The Biological Properties of High-Energy Heavy Charged Particles....Pages 517-528 Treatment Planning for Charged Particle Radiotherapy....Pages 529-556 Use of Computerized Tomography in Photon and Electron Treatment Planning....Pages 557-577 Selected Advances in the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy....Pages 579-601 Radiation Monitoring....Pages 603-636 Back Matter....Pages 637-658