Practical Radiotherapy Planning
eBook - ePub

Practical Radiotherapy Planning

Fifth Edition

  1. 474 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Practical Radiotherapy Planning

Fifth Edition

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.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. About the Authors
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 What You Need to Know before Planning Radiotherapy Treatment
  9. 2 Principles of Radiotherapy Planning
  10. 3 Radiobiology and Treatment Planning
  11. 4 Organs at Risk and Tolerance of Normal Tissues
  12. 5 Principles of Brachytherapy
  13. 6 Emergency and Palliative Radiotherapy
  14. 7 Skin
  15. 8 Head and Neck: General Considerations
  16. 9 Lip, Ear, Nose and Treatment of the Neck in Skin Cancer
  17. 10 Oral Cavity
  18. 11 Oropharynx Cancer and Unknown Primary Tumours of the Head and Neck
  19. 12 Hypopharynx
  20. 13 Nasopharynx
  21. 14 Larynx
  22. 15 Salivary Glands
  23. 16 Sinuses: Maxilla, Ethmoid and Nasal Cavity Tumours
  24. 17 Orbit
  25. 18 Central Nervous System
  26. 19 Thyroid and Thymoma
  27. 20 Lung
  28. 21 Mesothelioma
  29. 22 Breast
  30. 23 Haematological Malignancies
  31. 24 Oesophagus and Stomach
  32. 25 Pancreas and Liver
  33. 26 Rectum
  34. 27 Anus
  35. 28 Prostate
  36. 29 Bladder
  37. 30 Testis
  38. 31 Penis
  39. 32 Cervix
  40. 33 Uterus
  41. 34 Vagina
  42. 35 Vulva
  43. 36 Sarcoma
  44. 37 Paediatric Tumours
  45. 38 Radiotherapy for Benign Disease
  46. Index