Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy: Radiation Physics, Therapy and Oncology

ISBN-13: 9780702074851 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 640 str.

Paul R. Symonds; John a. Mills; Angela Duxbury

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SECTION 1
1 Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity
2 Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter
3 Radiation Detection and Measurement
4 Radiation Protection
5 Imaging With X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound
6 Imaging With Radionuclides
7 Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides
8 Radiotherapy Devices With Kilovoltage X-Rays and Radioisotopes
9 Beam Production: Megavoltage Accelerators
10 Radiation Treatment Planning: Immobilisation, Localisation and Verification Techniques
11 Radiation Treatment Planning: Beam Models, Principles and Practice
12 Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy
13 Quality Control
14 Quality Management in Radiotherapy
SECTION 2
15 Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening
16 Biological and Pathological Introduction
17 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy
18 Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer
19 Chemotherapy and Hormones
20 Skin and Lip Cancer
21 Head and Neck Cancer-General Principles
22 Sino-Nasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers
23 Thyroid Cancer
24 Gastrointestinal Cancer
25 Tumours of the Thorax
26 Breast Cancer
27 Gynaecological Cancer
28 Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis
29 Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow
30 Tumours of the Central Nervous System
31 Eye and Orbit
32 Sarcomas
33 Principles of Paediatric Oncology
34 Care of Patients During Radiotherapy
35 Medical Complications of Malignant Disease
36 Proton Beam Therapy