Medical physics : models and technologies in cancer research / / edited by Anna Bajek and Bartosz Tylkowski

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Disciplina: 610.153
• Soggetto topico: Medical physics; Cancer - Research - Technological innovations; Cancer - Research
• Classificazione: XC 3800
• Persona (resp. second.): BajekAnna; TylkowskiBartosz
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- 1 Personalized and targeted therapies -- 2 Advancements in cancer chemotherapy -- 3 Principles of radiation therapy -- 4 Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer research -- 5 Natural substances in cancer—do they work? -- 6 The application of the natural killer cells, macrophages and dendritic cells in treating various types of cancer -- 7 Non-radioactive imaging strategies for in vivo immune cell tracking -- 8 Present trends in the encapsulation of anticancer drugs -- 9 3D tumor model – a platform for anticancer drug development -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Modern cancer research is a high-tech undertaking, overlapping with many fields in the physical sciences. These include nanotechnology, engineering, immunology, and bioinformatics. This book focuses on the science and technology underlying the diagnosis and treatement of cancer. The authors offer insights into technologies including radiotherapy, modelling, and drug encapsulation.
• Titolo autorizzato: MEDICAL physics
• ISBN: 3-11-066230-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554211503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: De Gruyter STEM