
eBook - ePub
Practical Radiotherapy Planning
Fifth Edition
- 474 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Good and effective treatment in radiotherapy requires careful consideration of the complex variables involved as well as critical assessment of the techniques. This new edition of an established classic takes into account advances in imaging and treatment delivery and reflects the current state of the art in the practice of radiotherapy, emphasizing the underlying principles of treatment that can be applied for conventional, conformal, and novel treatments.
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Yes, you can access Practical Radiotherapy Planning by Stephen Morris,Tom Roques,Shahreen Ahmad,Suat Loo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Médecine & Théorie, pratique et référence de la médecine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- About the Authors
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 What You Need to Know before Planning Radiotherapy Treatment
- 2 Principles of Radiotherapy Planning
- 3 Radiobiology and Treatment Planning
- 4 Organs at Risk and Tolerance of Normal Tissues
- 5 Principles of Brachytherapy
- 6 Emergency and Palliative Radiotherapy
- 7 Skin
- 8 Head and Neck: General Considerations
- 9 Lip, Ear, Nose and Treatment of the Neck in Skin Cancer
- 10 Oral Cavity
- 11 Oropharynx Cancer and Unknown Primary Tumours of the Head and Neck
- 12 Hypopharynx
- 13 Nasopharynx
- 14 Larynx
- 15 Salivary Glands
- 16 Sinuses: Maxilla, Ethmoid and Nasal Cavity Tumours
- 17 Orbit
- 18 Central Nervous System
- 19 Thyroid and Thymoma
- 20 Lung
- 21 Mesothelioma
- 22 Breast
- 23 Haematological Malignancies
- 24 Oesophagus and Stomach
- 25 Pancreas and Liver
- 26 Rectum
- 27 Anus
- 28 Prostate
- 29 Bladder
- 30 Testis
- 31 Penis
- 32 Cervix
- 33 Uterus
- 34 Vagina
- 35 Vulva
- 36 Sarcoma
- 37 Paediatric Tumours
- 38 Radiotherapy for Benign Disease
- Index