Considered the “gold standard” in the field for over 45 years, Radiobiology for the Radiologist combines traditional and molecular radiation biology principles and appeals to students, residents, and veteran clinical practitioners. This edition continues the two-part format of previous editions and features brand-new chapters, thoroughly updated content, and hundreds of figures that provide a visual context to the information in each chapter.

• Organized into two sections. Part1 is sufficient for students of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and follows the syllabus published by RSNA. Students in Radiation Oncology need the general information contained in Part 1, but also need the more specialized information contained in Part 2.

• New chapters introduce new therapies on medical countermeasures to radiation exposure and new molecular techniques in radiology.

• Mirrors the format of the Syllabus in Radiation Biology prepared by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

• Written for residents, researchers, and graduate students in radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

• Generally considered the most comprehensive textbook on cellular and molecular radiobiology.

SECTION I For Students of Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Oncology

1 Physics and Chemistry of Radiation Absorption

2 Molecular Mechanisms of DNA and Chromosome Damage and Repair

3 Cell Survival Curves

4 Radiosensitivity and Cell Age in the Mitotic Cycle

5 Fractionated Radiation and the Dose-Rate Effect

6 Oxygen Effect and Reoxygenation

7 Linear Energy Transfer and Relative Biologic Effectiveness

8 Acute Radiation Syndrome

9 Medical Countermeasures to Radiation Exposure

10 Radiation Carcinogenesis

11 Heritable Effects of Radiation

12 Effects of Radiation on the Embryo and Fetus

13 Radiation Cataractogenesis

14 Radiologic Terrorism

15 Doses and Risks in Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Cardiology, and Nuclear Medicine

16 Radiation Protection

SECTION II For Students of Radiation Oncology

17 Molecular Techniques in Radiobiology

18 Cancer Biology

19 Dose–Response Relationships for Model Normal Tissues

20 Clinical Response of Normal Tissues

21 Model Tumor Systems

22 Cell, Tissue, and Tumor Kinetics

23 Time, Dose, and Fractionation in Radiotherapy

24 Retreatment after Radiotherapy: The Possibilities and the Perils

25 Alternative Radiation Modalities

26 The Biology and Exploitation of Tumor Hypoxia

27 Chemotherapeutic Agents from the Perspective of the Radiation Biologist

28 Hyperthermia

Glossary

Index