03237nam 2200649Ia 450 991082766000332120230802012642.00-19-176868-51-283-57733-X97866138897820-19-164964-3(CKB)2560000000089267(EBL)998976(OCoLC)806306306(SSID)ssj0000740920(PQKBManifestationID)11470124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740920(PQKBWorkID)10701637(PQKB)10796525(StDuBDS)EDZ0000128731(MiAaPQ)EBC998976(EXLCZ)99256000000008926720120903d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRadiotherapy in practice imaging /edited by Peter Hoskin2nd ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20121 online resource (526 p.)Radiotherapy in PracticeRadiotherapy in practiceDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-969656-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 cancer14 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; XExternal beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays or electron beams directly into the location of the patient's tumour. External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an essential, practical guide to the use of external beam radiotherapy, highlighting the rapid technological advances made in recent years. It provides a firm background to the physics of external beam radiotherapy, taking the readerthrough the basic principles and discussing issues such as quality assurance.Experts within each field then expand upon techRadiotherapy in PracticeCancerRadiotherapyCancerDiagnosisTumorsClassificationCancerRadiotherapy.CancerDiagnosis.Tumors616.99616.9940642Hoskin Peter J324626MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827660003321Radiotherapy in practice4035928UNINA