ISBN: 9780199600908

Brachytherapy remains an important component of radical radiation therapy in the modern management of cancer. Widespread adoption of remote afterloading now enables brachytherapy to be de… Plus…

Brachytherapy remains an important component of radical radiation therapy in the modern management of cancer. Widespread adoption of remote afterloading now enables brachytherapy to be delivered with minimum exposure to staff and other patients. Technical advances in imaging and computingpower have improved the precision of implantation and complex dosimetry can now be achieved in routine practice. The advantages of direct placement of the radiation source into the area to be treated, overcoming the problems of patient and organ movement, together with the dosimetric advantagesinherent in brachytherapy, will ensure that modern brachytheraoy continues to provide the optimal means of delivering accurate high does radiation therapy for many patients. Fully updated for the second edition, this book provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy. Each chapter gives the reader a solid background in the physics and dosimetry of the technique, followed by practical information on its use in common disease sites. Whilst low, medium, and highdose rate techniques are covered, emphasis is placed on high dose rate afterloading techniques which are likely to replace most other forms of brachytherapy in the future. ABOUT THE SERIES:Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for the management of malignant disease. It is based on the application of the principles of applied physics, radiobiology, and tumour biology to clinical practice. Each volume in this series takes the reader through the basic principlesof the use of ionising radiation and then develops this by individual sites. This series of practical handbooks are aimed at physicians both training and practising in radiotherapy, as well as medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiographers and senior nurses. | Radiotherapy in Practice - Brachytherapy by Peter Hoskin Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Health > Medical > Radiology P10178, Peter Hoskin<

ISBN: 9780199600908

This book provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy.Each chapter gives the reader a solid background in the physics and dosimetry of the technique, followed by practical inf… Plus…

This book provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy.Each chapter gives the reader a solid background in the physics and dosimetry of the technique, followed by practical information on its use in common disease sites.; Hardback \ Edward E. (Professor in Plant Molecular Biology, Department o Farmer; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology, Oxford University Press<

2011, ISBN: 9780199600908

[ED: 2], 2nd Revised edition, Softcover, Buch, [PU: Oxford University Press]

2011, ISBN: 9780199600908

[ED: 2], 2nd Revised edition, Softcover, Buch, [PU: Oxford University Press]