Radiation in Medicine and Biology PDF

Features

Provides a broader perspective on important and unconventional applications of radiations

Written by academicians and scientists who have long experience of working in the field

Aimed at the clinical practitioners, medical/ health practitioners, professionals, researchers and students

Summary

This book focuses on the conventional and emerging applications of radiations, which include radio waves and ultraviolet and gamma radiations. It discusses new techniques in radiation therapy and the effects of ionizing radiations on biological systems. The applications of radiations in the synthesis and use of nanoparticles along with the effects of hypergravity indicate a new trend. The book offers a concise account of the latest studies carried out so far and shows the new initiatives to be undertaken in the field of medicine and biology. It covers the medical use of radiations, such as ferrous sulfate–benzoic acid–xylenol orange dosimetry, Co-60 tomotherapy, radio-electro-chemotherapy, and fractional radiotherapy, and radiobiological effects, such as the effects of cell phone radiations on human health parameters and the combined effects of radiations and hypergravity on plants.

Author: Pandit B. Vidyasagar, Sagar S. Jagtap, Omprakash Yemul