Radiotherapy and Clinical Radiobiology of Head and Neck Cancer
eBook - ePub

Radiotherapy and Clinical Radiobiology of Head and Neck Cancer

  1. 220 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Radiotherapy and Clinical Radiobiology of Head and Neck Cancer

About this book

Common factors that lead to treatment failure in head and neck cancer are the lack of tumour oxygenation, the accelerated division of cancer cells during treatment, and radioresistance. These tumour-related challenges and possible ways to overcome them are covered in this book, authored by three medical physicists and a clinical oncologist who explain how different radiobiological findings have led to the development of various treatment techniques for head and neck cancer.

Novel treatment techniques as supported by current scientific evidence are comprehensively explored, as well as the major challenges that arise in the retreatment of patients who have already undergone a form of radiotherapy for primary head and neck cancer.

Features:

  • Uses an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing clinical aspects of radiotherapy, radiation biology, and medical physics
  • Applies content by relating all radiobiological characteristics to their respective clinical implications
  • Explains the radiobiological rationale for all previous and current clinical trials for head and neck cancer

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Yes, you can access Radiotherapy and Clinical Radiobiology of Head and Neck Cancer by Loredana G. Marcu,Iuliana Toma-Dasu,Alexandru Dasu,Claes Mercke in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Oncology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781498778299
eBook ISBN
9781351001984
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Oncology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Series Preface
  10. Author
  11. Chapter 1 Introductory Aspects of Head and Neck Cancers
  12. Chapter 2 Clinical Aspects of Head and Neck Cancer
  13. Chapter 3 General Radiobiology Refresher
  14. Chapter 4 Hypoxia and Angiogenesis
  15. Chapter 5 The Mechanisms Behind Tumour Repopulation
  16. Chapter 6 The Radiobiology and Radiotherapy of HPV-Associated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  17. Chapter 7 Normal Tissue Tolerance
  18. Chapter 8 The Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
  19. Chapter 9 Targeted Therapies
  20. Chapter 10 Retreatment Issues
  21. AppendixRadiobiological Modelling
  22. References
  23. Index