External Beam Therapy Peter Hoskin

External Beam Therapy – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198786757,0198786751,9780191090349, 0191090344

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• ISBN 10: 0191090344
• ISBN 13: 9780191090349
• Author: Peter Hoskin

External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays, or electron beams directly into the location of the patient’s tumour. Now in its third edition, this book is an essential, practical guide to external beam radiotherapy planning and delivery, covering the rapid technological advances made in recent years. The initial chapters give a detailed insight into the fundamentals of clinical radiotherapy. This is followed by systematic details for each tumour site commonly treated with radiotherapy, covering indications, treatment, and planning. The final chapter covers the all important aspect of quality assurance in radiotherapy delivery. This third edition has been fully updated and revised to reflect new techniques, including details of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and proton therapy. Written by experts in each field, External Beam Therapy is an invaluable companion to professionals and trainees in medical physics, therapeutic radiology, and clinical or radiation oncology. 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 the series takes the reader through the basic principles of the use of ionizing radiation and then develops this by individual sites. This series of practical handbooks is aimed at physicians both training and practising in radiotherapy, as well as medical physics, dosimetrists, radiographers, and senior nurses.

Table contents:

1 Introduction
2 Basic physics
3 Treatment, delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and image-guided radiotherapy
4 Proton therapy
5 Breast radiotherapy
6 Radiotherapy for thoracic tumours
7 Upper gastrointestinal tract
8 Rectal cancer
9 Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
10 Prostate cancer
11 Bladder cancer
12 Testis
13 Penis
14 Uterus: Endometrium and cervix
15 Vulva and vagina
16 Lymphomas
17 Central nervous system tumours
18 Head and neck cancer
19 Skin cancer
20 Sarcomas of soft tissue and bone
21 Principles of paediatric radiation oncology
22 Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease
23 Quality assurance in radiotherapy

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