Principles and practice of radiation therapy / Charles M. Washington and Dennis Leaver
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TextPublication details: Missouri : Elsevier Mosby, c2016. Edition: 4th edDescription: xvii, 908 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9780323287524Subject(s): Neoplasms--radiotherapy | Radiation Oncology--methodsDDC classification: 615.842 WAS
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CONTENT INCLUDES:
Cancer : an overview
The ethics and legal considerations of cancer management
Principles of pathology
Overview of radiobiology
Detection and diagnosis
Medical imaging
Treatment delivery equipment
Treatment procedures
Infection control in radiation oncology facilities
Patient assessment
Pharmacology and drug administration
Physics, simulation and treatment planning
Applied mathematics review
Introduction to radiation therapy physics
Aspects of brachytherapy
Special procedures
Particle therapy
Radiation safety and protection
Culture of safety in radiation oncology
Quality improvement in radiation oncology
Surface and sectional anatomy
Simulator design
Computed tomography simulation procedures
Photon dosimetry concepts and calculations
Photon dose distributions
Electron beams in radiation therapy
Electronic charting and image management
Practical applications
Bone, cartilage and soft tissue sarcomas
Lymphoreticular system tumors
Endocrine system tumors
Respiratory system tumors
Head and neck cancers
Central nervous system tumors
Digestive system tumors
Gynecological tumors
Male reproductive and genitourinary tumors
Breast cancer
Pediatric solid tumors
Skin cancers and melanoma
Includes index
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