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Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy: Radiation Physics, Therapy and Oncology

Walter and Miller’s Textbook of Radiotherapy is a key textbook for therapeutic radiography students as well as trainee clinical and medical oncologists, clinical physicists and… Leer más

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Walter and Miller’s Textbook of Radiotherapy is a key textbook for therapeutic radiography students as well as trainee clinical and medical oncologists, clinical physicists and technologists. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section covers physics and provides a comprehensive review of radiotherapy physics. This section is designed to be non-physicist friendly, to simply and clearly explain the physical principles upon which radiotherapy and its technology are based. The second section is a systematic review by tumour site giving an up to date summary of radiotherapy practice. The title also covers the place of chemotherapy, surgery and non-radiotherapy treatments as well as the principles of cancer patient treatment including supportive care and palliative treatments. It is a comprehensive must-have resource for anyone studying therapeutic radiotherapy.

Puntos claves

  • Highly illustrated in full colour including 350 photographs
  • Clearly and simply explains the fundamental physics for clinicians
  • Gives an up to date summary of radiotherapy practice organised by tumour site making it very easy to navigate
  • Describes the wide range of devices and clearly explains the principles behind their operation
  • Comprehensively explains the calculation models of dose predictions for treatment preparation

De interès para

Radiotherapy/radiography students & practitioners; Trainee oncologists ; Medical Physicists

Índice

SECTION 1

1. Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity

2. Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter

3. Radiation Detection and Measurement

4. Radiation Protection

5. Imaging With X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound

6. Imaging With Radionuclides

7. Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides

8. Radiotherapy Devices With Kilovoltage X-Rays and Radioisotopes

9. Beam Production: Megavoltage Accelerators

10. Radiation Treatment Planning: Immobilisation, Localisation and Verification Techniques

11. Radiation Treatment Planning: Beam Models, Principles and Practice

12. Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy

13. Quality Control

14. Quality Management in Radiotherapy

SECTION 2

15. Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening

16. Biological and Pathological Introduction

17. Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy

18. Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer

19. Chemotherapy and Hormones

20. Skin and Lip Cancer

21. Head and Neck Cancer—General Principles

22. Sino-Nasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers

23. Thyroid Cancer

24. Gastrointestinal Cancer

25. Tumours of the Thorax

26. Breast Cancer

27. Gynaecological Cancer

28. Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis

29. Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow

30. Tumours of the Central Nervous System

31. Eye and Orbit

32. Sarcomas

33. Principles of Paediatric Oncology

34. Care of Patients During Radiotherapy

35. Medical Complications of Malignant Disease

36. Proton Beam Therapy

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Sobre los editores

PS

Paul R Symonds

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Honorary Consultant Oncologist, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK

JM

John A. Mills

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Physicist, MACS-Quality Control Provider, James Watt House, Hinckley, UK

AD

Angela Duxbury

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Emeritus Professor of Therapeutic Radiography, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK