Walter and Miller's textbook of radiotherapy: radiation physics, therapy and oncology

A comprehensive textbook of radiotherapy and related radiation physics and oncology for use by all those concerned with the uses of radiation and cytotoxicdrugs in the treatment of patients with malignant disease. Walter & Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy has become the core text for therapeutic radiography students and an important introductory text for trainee radiologists and clinical physicists. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers underlying principles of physics, and the second is a systematic review by tumour site concentrating on the role of radiotherapy in the treatment of malignant disease and setting its use in context with chemotherapy and surgery. The 7th edition continues the tradition of bringing the physics and clinical application of radiation for therapy together at entry level and is completely revised to take into account the huge technological advances in radiotherapy treatment sincepublication of the previous edition. New for this edition: *Imaging is now anessential part of radiotherapy, relevant for both the treatment and preparation of a patient's treatment. Radionuclide imaging and X-ray imaging have been expanded to MRI and PET, along with some use of ultrasound. *Treatment planning dose prediction - the basis and application of modern computational calculations are explained for modern treatment delivery systems. The role of the algorithm for dose prediction is central to ensure speedy and accurate calculations for treatment. *Quality Control *Quality Systems The book is supported by Evolve electronic resources: sample plans, additional diagnostic images and clinical photographs. INDICE: Section 1 1. Atoms, nuclei and radioactivity 2. Radiation interactions with matter 3. Radiation measurement and detection 4. Radiation protection 5. Imaging with X-ray, MRI and ultrasound 6. Imaging with radionuclides 7. Therapy with unsealed radionuclides 8. Radiotherapy beam production 9. Radiation treatment planning: immobilisation, localisation and verification techniques10. Principles and practice of radiation treatment planning 11. Brachytherapy12. Networking, data and image handling and computing in radiotherapy 13. Quality control in radiotherapy 14. Quality management in radiotherapy Section 2 15. Epidemiology of cancer, screening, etc 16. Biological and pathological introduction 17. Molecular, cellular and tissue effects of radiotherapy 18. Principles and management of patients with cancer 19. Chemotherapy and hormones 20.Skin and lip cancer 21. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma 22. Head and neck cancer - general principles 23. Thyroid cancer 24. Gastro-intestinal cancer 25. Tumours of the thorax 26. Breast cancer 27. Gynaecological cancer 28. Kidney, bladder,prostate, testis, urethra, penis 29. Lymphoma and disease of bone marrow 30. Tumours of the central nervous system 31. Eye and orbit 32. Sarcomas 33. Paediatric oncology 34. Care of patients during radiotherapy 35. Medical complications of malignant disease

• ISBN: 978-0-443-07486-8
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 704
• Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés