title: A selected review of the physics of radiation therapy.
abstract: This article covers some of the basic physics needed to understand and plan radiation therapy. Special attention is given to those issues that are more common in veterinary radiation oncology. Far greater depth of discussion and explanation may be found in many standard texts and should be used for specific information and situations.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialists of South Florida, Cooper City, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Burk
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Giel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods