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Basic Radiation Oncology
Basic Radiation Oncology is an all-in-one book, encompassing the essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology. A complete section is devoted to each of these fields. In the first two sections, concepts that are crucial in radiation physics and radiobiology ar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2010. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Section I: Radiation Physics
- Atom.-Radiation.-Ionizing Radiation.-Interactions of Radiation with Material.-Characteristic Features of X-rays
- Characteristic Features of Electrons.-Units of Ionizing Radiation.-Radiation Machines.-Measurement of Ionizing Radiation.-Radiation Dosimetry.-Beam Modulators.-Pearl Boxes
- SECTION II: Radiobiology
- Cell Biology and Carcinogenesis
- Cellular Effects of Radiation
- Factors affecting biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Target Theory
- Cell Survival Curves
- Tissue and Organ Response to Radiation
- Stochastic and Deterministic Effect
- Tumor Response to Radiation
- 5 R of Radiation
- Fractionation
- Radiation Protection
- Pearl Boxes
- SECTION III: Clinical Radiation Oncology
- Introduction and Terminologies
- Central Nervous System Tumors
- Head and Neck Cancers.-Lung Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Genitourinary System Tumors.-Gynecological Cancers
- Gastrointestinal System Tumors
- Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Skin Cancers
- Lymphomas and Total Body Radiation.