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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 molecula...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Stereotactic Body RadiationTherapy; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTINGAUTHORS; PREFACE; Prologue:The Clinical Transition from Intracranialto Extracranial Stereotactic RadiationTherapy; SECTION IThe Radiobiologyof Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy(SBRT); Estimation of Required Doses in Stereotactic Body RadiationTherapy; The Cellular Signaling Responseto Radiation; Radiation Effects and the Role of Cytokines: Mechanisms and Potential ClinicalImplications; Normal Tissue Dose Constraints Applied in Lung Stereotactic Body RadiationTherapy.
- Normal Tissue Dose Constraints in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for LiverTumorsSpecial Problems in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Dose Rate Effect, Dose Inhomogeneity, and Target MarginSelection; SECTION II The Physics and Dosimetry of Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy; Immobilization, Localization, and Repositioning Methods in Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy; Dosimetry of Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy; Quality Assurance in Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy; SECTION III Initiating and Building a Clinical Stereotactic Body RadiationTherapy Program.
- Clinical Operational Issues: Optimizing the TreatmentProcessCommissioning and Accreditation of a Stereotactic Body RadiationTherapy Program; Personnel Training for Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapyfor Lung Tumors; Case Studies in Lung SBRT: Applicationof the FOCAL Unit; Case Study in Lung SBRT: The Indiana University Phase II Protocol for Medically InoperableLung Cancer; Case Study in Lung SRBT: Long-term Follow-up in a Patient with a Historyof Tuberculosis; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapyfor Liver Tumors.
- Case Study in Liver SBRT: Dose Optimizationvia Inverse Treatment PlanningStereotactic Body Radiation Therapyfor Renal Cell Carcinoma; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapyfor Retroperitoneal and Pelvic Tumors; Case Study in Prostate SBRT: The SHARP Protocol; Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapyfor Paraspinal Tumors; Case Study of Spinal SRBT: Radiosurgery for VertebralMetastasis; INDEX.