Hall, Eric J. creator Giaccia, Amato J. text bibliography pau Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins c2006 2006 Sixth edition. monographic eng

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ix, 546 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Physics and chemistry of radiation absorption -- DNA strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations -- Cell survival curves -- Radiosensitivity and cell age in the mitotic cycle -- Repair of radiation damage and the dose-rate effect -- Oxygen effect and reoxygenation -- Linear energy transfer and relative biologic effectiveness -- Acute effects of total-body irradiation -- Radioprotectors -- Radiation carcinogenesis -- Hereditary effects of radiation -- Effects of radiation on the embryo and fetus -- Radiation cataractogenesis -- Doses and risks in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology and cardiology, and nuclear medicine -- Radiation protection -- Molecular techniques in radiobiology -- Cancer biology -- Dose-response relationships for model normal tissues -- Clinical response of normal tissues -- Model tumor systems -- Cell, tissue, and tumor kinetics -- Time, dose, and fractionation in radiotherapy -- Predictive assays -- Alternative radiation modalities -- Radiosensitizers and bioreductive drugs -- Gene therapy -- Chemotherapeutic agents from the perspective of the radiation biologist -- Hyperthermia. Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia. Includes bibliographical references and index. MNS Radiology, Medical Radiobiology Medical physics Radiation Effects Radiobiology Radiotherapy 616.0757 0781741513 (alk. paper) 9780781741514 \\2005031128 Ayesha Abed Library DNLM/DLC 090504 18146