Radiotherapy in practice: external beam therapy

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External beam therapy is used to aim highly focused beams of radiation at the edge of the site where cancer is found. This book provides practical guidance, taking the reader through the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy followed by detailed chapters on each tumour site, covering indications, treatment, and planning.

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Full title :Radiotherapy in practice : external beam therapy / edited by Peter Hoskin

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Publication Date:2019
Edition:Third edition

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2019

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Description:1 online resource : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780191090332, 0191090336, 9780191828881, 0191828882
oclc:on1101625351
LC Classification:RC271.R3
Dewey Decimal:616.99/40642

Cover; Series; Radiotherapy in Practice: External Beam Therapy; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic physics; 3 Treatment delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and image-guided radiotherapy; 4 Proton therapy; 5 Breast radiotherapy; 6 Radiotherapy for thoracic tumours; 7 Upper gastrointestinal tract; 8 Rectal cancer; 9 Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus; 10 Prostate cancer; 11 Bladder cancer; 12 Testis; 13 Penis; 14 Uterus: Endometrium and cervix; 15 Vulva and vagina; 16 Lymphomas; 17 Central nervous system tumours

18 Head and neck cancer19 Skin cancer; 20 Sarcomas of soft tissue and bone; 21 Principles of paediatric radiation oncology; 22 Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease; 23 Quality assurance in radiotherapy; Index

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Cancer -- Radiothérapie Cancer -- Radiotherapy Dosimétrie en radiothérapie Electronic books Faisceaux de particules -- Emploi en th… HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine MEDICAL -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine Neoplasms -- radiotherapy Particle beams -- Therapeutic use Radiation Oncology Radiothérapie de haute énergie Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted -- meth… Radiotherapy, High-Energy Radiotherapy, High-Energy -- methods