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Proton Beam Therapy How Protons are Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment /

While radiation therapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment, traditional linear accelerators mainly use photons to irradiate cancerous tissue. Photons deposit much more energy in the surrounding normal tissue than protons. Proton beam therapy is a revolutionary alternative that deposits most of its ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yajnik, Santosh (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An introduction to proton beam therapy
  • Comparative treatment plans
  • Proton beam therapy for pediatric conditions
  • Proton beam therapy for prostate cancer
  • Proton beam therapy for lung cancer
  • Proton beam therapy for mediastinal tumors
  • Proton beam therapy for the central nervous system
  • Proton beam therapy for skull base tumors
  • Proton beam therapy for conditions of the eye
  • Proton beam therapy for sarcomas.