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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798410603321

Autore

Eifel Patricia

Titolo

Gynecologic radiation oncology : a practical guide / / Patricia J. Eifel, Ann H. Klopp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Wolters Kluwer, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4963-6245-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (621 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

616.99465

Soggetti

Generative organs, Female - Cancer

Genital Neoplasms, Female - radiotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Etiology, epidemiology, and biology of gynecologic cancers -- Translating the clinical literature into daily practice -- Principles of multidisciplinary treatment selection -- Preparation for radiation treatment selection and planning -- Applied anatomy and target volume definition -- Developing an external beam treatment plan: general principles -- Monitoring and symptom management during treatment -- Brachytherapy -- Post-treatment monitoring -- Cervix -- Vagina -- Vulva -- Uterine corpus -- Ovary -- Unknown primary -- Palliation.