Nuclear Medicine Therapy : Side Effects and Complications / edited by Luca Giovanella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giovanella, Luca, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear medicine.

Oncology.

Endocrinology.

Nursing--Study and teaching.

Nursing.

Nuclear Medicine.

Nursing Education.

Local Subjects:

Nuclear Medicine.

Oncology.

Endocrinology.

Nursing Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 121 pages) : 15 illustrations, 6 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book considers how Nuclear Medicine treatments have been further developed in the past several years and are now widely applied in clinical practice, especially in oncological patients, in addition to radioiodine therapy for various thyroid diseases. These treatments are very effective when properly indicated, but side effects and complications specifically related to the radioactive drugs and other potential clinical problems should also be considered, since other treatments, e.g. chemotherapy or radiotherapy, are frequently administered before, simultaneously with and/or after radionuclide therapies. Consequently, cumulative toxicities and treatment interactions must be considered, and physicians prescribing treatments should be capable of preventing (when possible) and properly diagnosing and treating such side effects and complications. Accordingly, expertise in radionuclide therapy and extensive clinical expertise are required to appropriately manage critical cases. This book provides essential information on the physiopathology and radiopharmacy of radionuclide treatments and addresses potential side effects and complications by providing a rapid consultation guide for clinicians: synopses, diagnostic flow-charts and treatment schedules for a range of nuclear medicine treatments.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgement.-Nuclear medicine theranostics: between atoms and patients

Radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid diseases

Radioiodine therapy of thyroid cancers

Peptide radio-receptor therapy (pprt) of neuroendocrine tumors

[I-131]-MIBG therapy of malignant pheochromocytomas and neuroblastoma

Radiometabolic therapy of bone metastases

Selective internal radiotherapy (sirt) of primary hepatic carcinoma and liver metastases

Radioimmunotherapy of lymphomas.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-17494-1

9783030174941

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