Description
Book SynopsisThis new edition of A.H.W. Nias' successful book provides an updated and revised introduction to quantitative radiobiology, particularly, to those aspects of the subject which have a practical application. Radiation is used to cure cancer but can also cause it. Radiation is also used in medical diagnosis and in nuclear power stations.
Table of ContentsHistory and Definitions.
Cells and Tissues.
Proliferation Kinetics.
Ionizing Radiations.
Subcellular Radiobiology.
Radiation Cell Damage.
Reparable Damage.
Intrinsic Radiosensitivity.
Densely Ionizing Radiation.
The Oxygen Effect.
Radiosensitizers and Radioprotectors.
Normal and Malignant Cells.
Radiation Pathology.
Whole-Body Radiation.
Proliferation Kinetics after Radiation.
Fractionated Radiotherapy.
Protracted Radiation.
Diagnostic Radiology.
Environmental Radiation.
Radiation Protection.
Further Reading.
Glossary.
Index.
