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020 _a9780198529293 (pbk.) :
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020 _a0198529295 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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245 0 0 _aExternal beam therapy /
_cedited by Peter Hoskin.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2006.
300 _aviii, 478 p. :
_bill. (chiefly col.) ;
_c24 cm.
440 0 _aRadiotherapy in practice
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aBasic physics / Karen Venables -- Conformal and intensity-modulated treatment / Peter C. Williams -- Breast / Ellen Donovan ... [et al.] -- Lung mesotheloma and thymoma / Sara C. Erridge, Elizabeth Toy-- Upper gastrointestinal tract / Stephen Falk -- Rectal cancer / Rob Glynne-Jones, David Sebag-Montefiore -- External beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer / Anrew Jackson, Vedang Murthy, David Dearnaley -- Uterus / Alexandra Taylor, Melanie E. B. Powell -- Lymphomas / Mary K. Gospodarowicz ... [et al.] -- Central nervous system tumours / Neil G. Burnet, Kate E. Burton, Sarah J. Jefferies -- Head and neck cancer / Christopher Nutting, Michele Saunders -- Skin tumours / Peter Hoskin -- Sarcomas and bone tumours / Martin H. Robinson -- Principles of paediatric radiation oncology / Roger E. Taylor -- Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease / Peter J. Hoskin -- Quality assurance in radiotherapy / Patricia Diez, Edwin G. A. Aird.
520 8 _aExternal beam therapy is used to aim highly focused beams of radiation at the edges of the site where cancer is found. The goal is to destroy any abnormal cells and prevent the growth or regrowth of the tumour. This book provides practical guidance on its use, including indications, treatment and planning.
650 0 _aCancer
_xRadiotherapy.
650 0 _aParticle beams
_xTherapeutic use.
650 1 2 _aRadiotherapy, High-Energy
_xmethods
650 2 2 _aNeoplasms
_xradiotherapy
650 2 2 _aRadiotherapy Dosage
650 2 2 _aRadiotherapy, Computer-Assisted
_xmethods
700 1 _aHoskin, Peter J.
907 _a.b19856866
_b18-12-18
_c05-07-10
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_gThomas Veale