Recent advances in radiation oncology have depended upon and
are intertwined with subsequent scientific discoveries and the
development of new techniques in the fields of radiation and molecular
biology, physics, electrical engineering, surgery, and medical
oncology.
This volume describes how some of the recent discoveries in the
radiological sciences have influenced the way radiation oncology is
practised. As there are many advances in this field, the Editors have
chosen to concentrate on selected topics in clinical radiotherapy,
radiation physics and biology, and technical innovations that have had
a major impact on radiation oncology in the past twenty years. It is
hoped that the techniques described in this volume will increase tumor
control and prolong patient survival and at the same time decrease
radiation-induced side effects and complications.
Edited by:
Bharat B. Mittal,
James A. Purdy,
K.K. Ang
Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1998 ed.
Volume: 93
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 878g
ISBN: 9780792399810
ISBN 10: 0792399811
Series: Cancer Treatment and Research
Pages: 305
Publication Date: 31 January 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning and Conformal Dose Delivery — A Physicist’s Perspective.- 2. Radiation Therapy Beam Modulation Techniques.- 3. Computer-Controlled Delivery of 3D Conformal Radiation Treatments.- 4. Implementation and Clinical Use of Portal Imaging.- 5. Altered Fractionation: Radiobiological Principles, Clinical Results, and Potential for Dose Escalation.- 6. Pharmacologic Modification of Radiation-Induced Late Normal Tissue Injury.- 7. Role of Gene Therapy in Radiation Oncology.- 8. Potential Applications of Cell Cycle Manipulation to Clinical Response.- 9. Advances in Brachytherapy.- 10. Recent Advances in External Electromagnetic Hyperthermia.- 11. Implementation of Newer Radiotherapeutic Technology in the Management of Prostate Cancer.- 12. Conformal Radiation Therapy — A Physician’s Perspective.- 13. Clinical Applications of Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
