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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494636103321

Autore

Garden Adam S.

Titolo

Radiotherapy for head and neck cancers : indications and techniques / / Adam S. Garden, Beth M. Beadle, G. Brandon Gunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4963-6717-0

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1,235 pages)

Disciplina

616.994910642

Soggetti

Head - Cancer - Radiotherapy

Neck - Cancer - Radiotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HEAD AND NECK RADIOTHERAPY -- 1 Overview of Recent Advances -- 2 Modes of Therapy -- 3 Practical Aspects of External Beam Therapy -- 4 Practical Aspects of Endocavitary Beam Therapy, Intraoperative Radiation, and Brachytherapy -- 5 Patient Care Before, During, and After Radiotherapy -- 6 Target Delineation, Normal Tissue Contouring, and Normal Tissue Constraints -- PART 2: SITE-SPECIFIC INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES -- 7 Oral Cavity -- 8 Nasopharynx -- 9 Oropharynx -- 10 Larynx -- 11 Hypopharynx -- 12 Nasal Cavity -- 13 Paranasal Sinuses -- 14 Salivary Glands -- 15 Thyroid -- 16 Skin -- 17 Neck Node Metastasis from Unknown Primary -- 18 Treatment of Locoregional Recurrence -- Index.