Primer on Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators, 2nd Ed.
Author: C.J. Karzmark & Robert MortonISBN: 9780944838662 ISBN10: 0944838669
Published: 1998 | 50 pp | Softcover
OUT OF PRINT
Health Physics Society | November 1989
Review of the First Edition
"This publication is a version of a similar document originally published in 1981 by the Bureau of Radiological Health. It provides an overview of the components of a linear accelerator and how they function and interrelate. Auxiliary systems to maintain and operate are also described. Much of the text refers to the Varian Clinac 18. Other machines are described in Appendix A, while specifications for many contemporary linear accelerators are given in Appendix B.
"There are no physics or engineering equations, so it is not a text; however,
the phenomena of electron acceleration and interaction are described very
well. It is a primer, as the title states, and I recommend it to anyone who
wishes to be 'linear literate.' In particular, physicians will benefit by
understanding what the authors have to say."
H. Wade Patterson