Image-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer / / edited by Richard K. Valicenti, Adam P. Dicker, David A. Jaffray

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Informa Healthcare, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99463; 616.994630642
• Soggetto topico: Prostate - Cancer - Radiotherapy; Image-guided radiation therapy
• Altri autori: ValicentiRichard K DickerAdam P JaffrayDavid A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment, Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through in-depth illustrations and step-by-step guidelines, offers practical guidance on successfully employing IGRT to improve patient outcomes.Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer:offers practical step-by-step guidance on how to employ IGRT in the treatment of prostate cancerprovides disease stage-specific recommendations regarding dosage, fractionation, target volume delineation, and tissue tolerancesdiscusses the latest novel approaches to radiotherapy of prostate cancer, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), hypofractionated radiation therapy, and proton beam radiation therapyillustrates the use of conebeam CT and megavoltage imaging in the radiation therapy of prostate cancer.
• Titolo autorizzato: Image-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer
• ISBN: 0-429-14666-3; 1-281-73193-5; 9786611731939; 1-4200-6079-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810489403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II