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Stereotactic body radiation therapy / edited by Brian D. Kavanagh, Robert D. Timmerman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Radiotherapy.
- Cancer.
- Stereotaxic techniques.
- Radiography, Medical--Positioning.
- Radiography, Medical.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text provides oncology professionals with a practical understanding of the basic science, technical aspects, and clinical indications of stereotactic body radiation therapy, including radiosurgery, radiotherapy, and radioablation. Coverage includes discussions of relevant classical and molecular radiobiological principles, critical evaluations of currently used techniques, and background clinical oncology information plus summaries of reported outcomes for patients treated in the lung, liver, and spine.
- Contents:
- section I. The radiobiology of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- section II. The physics and dosimetry of stereotactic body radiation therapy
- section III. Initiating and building a clinical stereotactic body radiation therapy program.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-7459-8
- OCLC:
- 908076045
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