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Autore: |
Rodrigues George
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Titolo: |
Radiation oncology primer and review [[electronic resource] ] : essential concepts and protocols / / George Rodrigues, Vikram Velker, Lara Best
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Pubblicazione: | New York, : Demos Medical Publishing, 2013 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (375 p.) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 616.9940642 |
Soggetto topico: | Cancer - Radiotherapy |
Cancer - Treatment | |
Altri autori: |
VelkerVikram
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Tables; List of Figures; Part I: Basic Science Concepts; 1. Physics; Key Points; 1.1. Electromagnetic Radiation; 1.2. Structure of Matter; 1.3. Radioactive Decay and Radionuclides; 1.4. Ionizing Radiation; 1.5. X-Ray Production; 1.6. Radiation Measurement; 1.7. Isodose Curves; 2. Biology; Key Points; 2.1. What is Cancer?; 2.2. Cell Cycle and Proliferation; 2.3. Cell Immortality and Death; 2.4. Tumor Heterogeneity; 2.5. Angiogenesis; 2.6. Tumor Microenvironment; 2.7. Tumor Hypoxia and Reoxygenation |
2.8. Invasion and Metastases2.9. Cancer Genetics; 2.10. Heritable Cancer; 3. Radiobiology; Key Points; 3.1. Radiation Interactions at the Molecular Level; 3.2. Cell Survival Curves; 3.3. Cell Killing Models; 3.4. Mitotic Cell Cycle; 3.5. Dna Damage and Repair; 3.6. Radiosensitivity and Radioresistance; 3.7. Tumor Response; 3.8. Acute and Late Normal Tissue Responses; 3.9. Time, Dose, and Fractionation Considerations; 3.10. Issues in Human Radiation Exposure; 4. Pathology; Key Points; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Specimen Acquisition; 4.3. Macroscopic Evaluation; 4.4. Microscopic Evaluation | |
4.5. Cytological Evaluation4.6. Immunohistochemistry; 4.7. Electron Microscopy; 4.8. Terminology; 5. Radiation Pathophysiology; Key Points; 5.1. Tissue and Organ Radiation Injury; 5.2. Dose-Volume Histograms; 5.3. Brain; 5.4. Optic Nerve and Chiasm; 5.5. Brainstem; 5.6. Spinal Cord; 5.7. Inner Ear/Cochlea; 5.8. Parotid Gland; 5.9. Larynx and Pharynx; 5.10. Lung; 5.11. Heart; 5.12. Esophagus; 5.13. Liver; 5.14. Stomach and Small Bowel; 5.15. Kidney; 5.16. Bladder; 5.17. Rectum; 5.18. Penile Bulb/Penis; 6. Imaging; Key Points; 6.1. Medical Imaging Overview | |
6.2. Projectional Radiographs and Fluoroscopy6.3. Ultrasound; 6.4. Three- and Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography; 6.5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy; 6.6. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography; 6.7. Positron Emission Tomography; 6.8. Medical Imaging Informatics; Part II: Clinical Science Concepts; 7. Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Key Points; 7.1. Evidence-Based Medicine; 7.2. Clinical Trial Design; 7.3. Clinical Trial Sample Size; 7.4. Clinical Trial Administration; 7.5. Critical Appraisal; 7.6. Cancer Clinical Trial Endpoints; 7.7. Survival Analysis | |
7.8. Knowledge Translation7.9. Predictive and Prognostic Factors; 8. Cancer Epidemiology; Key Points; 8.1. Epidemiological Principles; 8.2. Incidence and Survival; 8.3. Mortality; 8.4. Predisposition and General Cancer Risk Factors; 8.5. Molecular Epidemiology and Cancer; 9. Prevention and Screening; Key Points; Key Points; 9.1. Risk Factor Avoidance; 9.2. Therapeutic Prevention Strategies; 9.3. Vaccination Prevention Strategies; 9.4. Effective Cancer Screening; 9.5. Cancer Screening Examples; 10. Cancer Staging; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Cancer Diagnosis and Workup | |
10.3. Tumor Nodes and Metastases Staging and Grouping | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Radiation oncology primer and review ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-61705-166-7 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910808664003321 |
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