Radiotherapy

PRACTICAL RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING (Paperback - 26 Jun 2009)

PRACTICAL RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING
Planning is a critical stage of radiotherapy. Careful consideration of the complex variables involved and critical assessment of the techniques available are fundamental to good and effective practice. This book explains planning in a practical manner and is useful for the trainee raditation oncologist and radiographer.

By (author) JANE DOBBS; ANN BARRETT

ISBN-13: 9780340927731 ; ISBN-10: 0340927739

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PRACTICAL PAEDIATRIC RADIOTHERAPY (Hardback - 24 Apr 2009)

PRACTICAL PAEDIATRIC RADIOTHERAPY
Including various aspects of radiotherapy practice as applied to the treatment of children and adolescents, this book starts with an introduction to the use of radiotherapy in the treatment of childhood cancers. It includes a series of therapy-based chapters covering the different techniques that can be used, and guidelines on when to use them.

By (author) TAYLOR

ISBN-13: 9780340810163 ; ISBN-10: 0340810165

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BASIC CLINICAL RADIOBIOLOGY (Hardback - 27 Mar 2009)

BASIC CLINICAL RADIOBIOLOGY
This book deals with the biological aspects of radiotherapy. It seeks to present, in a concise and interesting way, the main ideas and significant scientific developments that underlie current attempts to improve the radiotherapeutic management of cancer.

By (author) ALBERT VAN DER KOGEL; MICHAEL JOINER

ISBN-13: 9780340929667 ; ISBN-10: 0340929669

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Apoptosis, Senescence and Cancer (Hardback - 14 Jan 2008)

Apoptosis, Senescence and Cancer
This book provides insight into established practices and research into apoptosis and senescence. The volume thoroughly examines novel and emerging techniques and research in the fields of cell death pathways, senescence growth arrest, drugs and resistance, DNA damage response, and other topics that still hold mysteries for researchers. The volume is divided into six easy-to-follow sections and introductory chapters...

Edited by David A. Gewirtz; Shawn E. Holt; Steven Grant

ISBN-13: 9781588295279 ; ISBN-10: 1588295273

Price: £117.36 £117.12 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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DOSE REPORTING IN ION BEAM THERAPY (Paperback - 24 Oct 2007)

DOSE REPORTING IN ION BEAM THERAPY
Covers proceedings of a meeting organised jointly by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Inc, and held in Ohio, United States of America, 18-20 March 2006.

By (author) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

ISBN-13: 9789201058072 ; ISBN-10: 9201058071

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3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (DVD-ROM - 15 May 2007)

3D Conformal Radiation Therapy
Recent research in the field of radiotherapy has brought up a wide variety of new techniques, which have a big impact on the clinical practice of radiotherapy. This electronic book gives an in-depth description of new techniques and their physical principles as well as an overview over new technical developments. This sophisticated, multimedia resource will help readers to stay up to date with the cutting-edge of...

By (author) Wolfgang Schlegel; Andreas Mahr

ISBN-13: 9783540715504 ; ISBN-10: 3540715509

Price: £103.00 £83.75 Not Available

Coping With Radiotherapy (Paperback - 1 May 2007)

Coping With Radiotherapy

By (author) Dr. Priestman, Terry

ISBN-13: 9780859699990 ; ISBN-10: 0859699994

Price: £7.99 £6.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Radiotherapy in practice - radioisotope therapy (Paperback - 8 Feb 2007)

Radiotherapy in practice - radioisotope therapy
Radioisotope therapy is an internal form of radiation, administered through liquid or injection, that treats 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. Radioisotope therapy is an internal form of radiation used to treat...

Edited by Peter J Hoskin

ISBN-13: 9780198568421 ; ISBN-10: 0198568428

Price: £34.95 £28.94 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Radiotherapy in Practice - External Beam Therapy (Paperback - 24 Aug 2006)

Radiotherapy in Practice - External Beam Therapy
External beam therapy is used to aim highly focused beams of radiation at the edges of the site where cancer is found. The goal is to destroy any abnormal cells and prevent the growth or regrowth of the tumour. This book provides practical guidance on the use of External Beam Therapy, taking the reader through the basic principles covering indications, treatment, and planning, and then developing this by individual...

Edited by Peter Hoskin

ISBN-13: 9780198529293 ; ISBN-10: 0198529295

Price: £49.95 £39.72 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Oncology (Paperback - 1 Jun 2006)

Oncology
Oncology is the medical speciality concerned with the treatment of cancer. Oncology: An Oxford Core Text provides medical students and cancer clinicians with a concise introduction to the underlying philosophy of modern day cancer management and treatment, and gives practical details of the most common treatment options available today. As well as being an essential attachment in undergraduate medicine programs,...

By (author) Max Watson; Ann Barrett; Roy A. J. Spence; Christopher Twelves

ISBN-13: 9780198567578 ; ISBN-10: 019856757X

Price: £21.99 £20.89 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (Hardback - 23 May 2006)

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
This is the first book to describe the rationale, biology, techniques, and controversies related to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). It also offers a new method for breast conserving in early stage breast cancer. The book is designed to assist the clinician in the implementation of APBI. It includes a review of the principles that underlie APBI, a practical and detailed description of each technique...

Edited by David E. Wazer; Douglas W. Arthur; Frank A. Vicini

ISBN-13: 9783540282020 ; ISBN-10: 3540282025

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Essentials of Thyroid Cancer Management (Paperback / softback - 1 Dec 2005)

Essentials of Thyroid Cancer Management
This volume outlines patient care from diagnosis through various treatments for thyroid cancer patients. It serves as a state-of-the-art reference for clinicians providing comprehensive information on the scope of this disease, including surgery, nuclear medicine treatments, recurrence and metastases. Reference information is included for both physicians and thyroid cancer patients.

Edited by Ernest L. Mazzaferri; Robert J. Amdur

ISBN-13: 9780387257136 ; ISBN-10: 0387257136

Price: £72.00 £63.60 UK delivery 4 to 7 days

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Image-Guided IMRT (Hardback - 20 Oct 2005)

Image-Guided IMRT
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), one of the most important developments in radiation oncology in the past 25 years, delivers radiation to tumors in precise location, quantity and time. Unavoidable irradiation of surrounding normal tissues is distributed so as to preserve their function. The three sections of the book are each suitable for a teaching course. Part 1 contains topical reviews of the basic...

Edited by Thomas Bortfeld; Rupert Schmidt-Ullrich; Wilfried De Neve; David E. Wazer

ISBN-13: 9783540205111 ; ISBN-10: 354020511X

Price: £159.03 £154.63 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Radiotherapy in Practice - Brachytherapy (Paperback - 3 Feb 2005)

Radiotherapy in Practice - Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy is a procedure in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumour (also called internal radiation, implant radiation or interstitial radiation therapy). This book provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy. It takes the reader through the basic principles and covers physics, dosimetry and protection issues, before developing...

Edited by Peter J. Hoskin; Catherine Coyle

ISBN-13: 9780198529408 ; ISBN-10: 0198529406

Price: £44.95 £36.29 UK delivery 2 to 3 days

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BASIC AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY (31 Dec 2004)

BASIC AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY
This book covers both basic and advanced techniques for prostate brachytherapy and is appropriate for the practitioner either anticipating or currently performing permanent radioactive seed implants.

By (author) ADAM DICKER; ETC.

ISBN-13: 9781841842981 ; ISBN-10: 1841842982

Price: £230.00 £180.50 Not Available

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Hardback - 27 Sep 2004)

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
This text provides oncology professionals with a practical understanding of the basic science, technical aspects, and clinical indications of stereotactic body radiation therapy, including radiosurgery, radiotherapy, and radioablation. Coverage includes discussions of relevant classical and molecular radiobiological principles, critical evaluations of currently used techniques, and background clinical oncology...

Life Sciences and Radiation (Hardback - 17 Dec 2003)

Life Sciences and Radiation
The book contains the proceedings of an international workshop held in Giessen in October 2002 that explored the potential of radiation research in the life sciences. The contributions demonstrate that the development of molecular biology and cell biology is intimately linked with the application of radiation methods. It is shown that the study of the cell cycle and of intercellular...

Edited by Jürgen Kiefer

ISBN-13: 9783540204787 ; ISBN-10: 3540204784

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Clinical Radiotherapy Physics (Hardback - 26 Nov 2003)

Clinical Radiotherapy Physics
An in-depth introduction to radiotherapy physics emphasizing the clinical aspects of the field. This second edition gradually and sequentially develops each of its topics in clear and concise language. It includes important mathematical analyses, yet is written so that these sections can be skipped, if desired, without compromising understanding. The book consists of seven parts covering basic physics (Parts...

Assisted by E.F. Lanzl; By (author) Subramania Jayaraman; Lawrence H. Lanzl

ISBN-13: 9783540402848 ; ISBN-10: 3540402845

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Clinical Target Volumes in Conformal and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (Hardback - 22 Sep 2003)

Clinical Target Volumes in Conformal and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
Conformal radiation therapy represents a new challenge. It offers the prospect of either increasing the radiation dose to target tissues while delivering a similar dose to organs at risk, or reducing the dose to organs at risk while maintaining the dose to target tissues. First, lymph node areas at risk are established using the available data from pathological examination. Then, based on a three-dimensional...

Volume editor Vincent Gregoire; Pierre Scalliet; Kie-Kian Ang; Foreword by L.W. Brady; H.-P. Heilmann; M. Molls; Preface by H. Suit

ISBN-13: 9783540413806 ; ISBN-10: 3540413804

Price: £139.50 £111.12 Not Available

Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology (Hardback - 1 Sep 2003)

Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
The Fourth Edition of this landmark work features nine new chapters and has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect contemporary findings. It is the only text that covers every important aspect of radiation oncology--from basic cancer biology, radiation biology, and radiation therapy physics to state-of-the-art treatment regimens for all cancer sites and tumor types and discussions of results. The text is...

By (author) Carlos A. (EDT) Perez; Luther W. (EDT) Brady; Edward C. (EDT) Halperin; M.D. (EDT) Schmidt-Ullrich, Rupert K.

ISBN-13: 9780781735254 ; ISBN-10: 0781735254

Price: £161.00 £87.00 Not Available