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Introduction to Medical Technology: Radiotherapy
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Why Radiotherapy? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Benefits of Radiotherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Radiobiology: Linear-quadratic model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Radiobiology: Tumour and normal tissue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Radiobiology:  Tumour and normal tissue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Approaches to Radiotherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
External Beam Treatment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Electron Linac for X-ray and Electron Radiotherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Radiotherapy Linacs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X-Ray Beam Characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beam Shaping Devices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
 
 
 
Lead Compensator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Granulate Compensator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Patient Image Cumulative Intensity Field 1 Field 4 Field 3 Field 2
 
Electron Beam Characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brachytherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hadron Radiotherapy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
 
 

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