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UNINA9910827660003321 |
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Titolo |
Radiotherapy in practice [[electronic resource] ] : imaging / / edited by Peter Hoskin |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-176868-5 |
1-283-57733-X |
9786613889782 |
0-19-164964-3 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (526 p.) |
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Collana |
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Radiotherapy in Practice |
Radiotherapy in practice |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cancer - Radiotherapy |
Cancer - Diagnosis |
Tumors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic physics; 3 Treatment delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and image-guided radiotherapy; 4 Breast; 5 Radiotherapy for thoracic tumours; 6 Upper gastrointestinal tract; 7 Lower gastrointestinal tract; 7a: Rectal cancer; 7b: Squamous carcinoma of the anus; 8 Urology; 8a: External beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer; 8b: Bladder cancer; 8c: Testis; 8d: Penis; 9 Gynaecology; 9a: Uterus; 9b: Vulva and vagina; 10 Lymphomas; 11 Central nervous system tumours; 12 Head and neck cancer; 13 Skin cancer |
14 Sarcomas of soft tissue and bone15 Principles of paediatric radiation oncology; 16 Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease; 17 Quality assurance in radiotherapy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays |
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