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Image-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer /
Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment, Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Informa Healthcare,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment, Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through in-depth illustrations and step-by-step guidelines, offers practical guidance on successfully employing IGRT to improve patient outcomes. Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer:offers practical step-by-step guidance on how to employ IGRT in the treatment of prostate cancerprovides disease stage-specific recommendations regarding dosage, fractionation, target volume delineation, and tissue tolerancesdiscusses the latest novel approaches to radiotherapy of prostate cancer, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), hypofractionated radiation therapy, and proton beam radiation therapyillustrates the use of conebeam CT and megavoltage imaging in the radiation therapy of prostate cancer. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 291 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781420060799 1420060791 9781420060782 1420060783 0429146663 9780429146664 1281731935 9781281731937 9786611731939 6611731938 |