Introduction
Table 1.1). The atomic nucleus therefore occupies a minute fraction (10−10 %) of the atomic volume, yet contains more than 99.9% of the atom’s mass. Electrons and protons each carry…
position and dose
Safety, position and dose There are two aspects to dose delivery. First, the physical amount of dose and, secondly, is it in the correct position. Both aspects are significant and,…
commitment to quality control
13]. An underdose may well go on for a much longer period of time and the incident at Stoke [14], when an underdose of approximately 20% continued for several years,…
Quality control
General A commitment to quality control Safety, position and dose Frequency, tolerances and failure trends Measurement and uncertainty Null hypothesis Combining variances and tolerances Setting a tolerance to account for…
Networking
6]. In order to understand these layers, we draw a comparison with the postal system (Table 12.1). Table 12.1 The four network layers of the TCP/IP model Layer Network Postal…
Introduction
1]. In fact, Moore’s law still holds today, with processors doubling in complexity approximately every 2 years. Moore’s law typifies the growth in all aspects of computing. Hard disk drive…
Networking, data and image handling and computing in radiotherapy
Introduction History Benefits and hazards of computerization Networking Link layer: physical infrastructure Network layer: addressing Transport layer: send and receive Application layer: the program Network security Dicom Dicom services Dicom…
