Radiotherapy in practice - radioisotope therapy

ISBN-13: 9780198568421 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 184 str.

Peter J. Hoskin

Opis

Radioisotope therapy is an internal form of radiation, administered through liquid or injection, that treats the cancer with minimal damage to the normal surrounding tissue. This book is a practical guide to radioisotope therapy, taking the reader through the basic principles, and then developing this by application to specific sites and diseases.

Recenzje

...an essential, practical guide to the use of radioisotope therapy, and also includes the background and developmental biology which underpins its use. Individual tumours and diseases are explored, with specific focus given to radioiodine (I131) and monoclonal antibodies as treatment options. The barriers to radioisotope therapy, such as ease of access, acquisition of radioisotopes, radiation protection, and cost are also discussed.

O autorze

Peter Hoskin qualified at the Royal Free Hospital London and trained in Clinical Oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He was appointed consultant at the Royal London Hospital in 1991 and the following year to Mount Vernon Cancer Centre with an academic post in the Department of Oncology at University College London, where he now holds a personal chair.