Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-06201-8 (ISBN)
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This is a comprehensive textbook of radiotherapy and related radiation physics and oncology for use by all those concerned with the uses of radiation and cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of patients with malignant disease. Best known as 'Walter and Miller', over the years this book has become the core text for therapeutic radiography students and an important introductory text for trainee radiologists and clinical physicists. It is divided into 2 parts: the first covers underlying principles of physics and the second (and longer) part deals with radiotherapy and oncology. The book underwent a major overhaul and expansion (of part 2) in the previous edition, which firmly established it as the outstanding work of its kind in this field.
CONTRIBUTORS LIST
Robert Colman MD FRCP
Professor of Medical Oncology, Cancer Research Centre, YCR Department of Clinical Oncology,Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Martin Errington MB ChB MA FRCR MRCP
Consultant Radiologist, Imaging Directorate, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
John R. Goepel MB ChB FRCPath
Consultant Histopathologist, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield TeachingHospitals NHS Trust; Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
B.W. Hancock MD FRCP FRCR DCH
Professor of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Duncan McLaren BSc MB BS MRCP FRCR
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Western General Hopsital, Edinburgh, UK
Trevor J. McMillan BSc PhD HonMRCP
Peel Professor of Cancer Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Lancaster Univesity, UK
David Radstone BA DipDroit Compare-Solicitor of the Supreme Court MB BS DHRT FRCR
Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Weston Park Hopsital, Sheffield; Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Martin Robinson MD FRCP FRCR
Senior Lecturer Clinical Oncology, Department of Clinical Oncology, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Roger Taylor MA FRCP FRCR
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hopsitals, West Yorkshire
PART 1: RADIATION PHYSICS Some basic physics. Section 1: Physics of radiation: The atom and the production of X-rays. The nucleus and radioactivity. Radiation interactions with matter. Measurement and detection of X- and gamma rays. Radiation protection. Section 2: Imaging with Radiation: X-ray imaging. Nuclear medicine. Section 3: Physics of Radiotherapy: Kilovoltage beam generators. Megavoltage beam generators. Radiation treatment planning - immobilisation and contouring. Principles of radiation treatment planning. Practice of radiation treatment planning. Brachytherapy. Therapy with unsealed radionuclides. PART 2: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY Cancer: epidemiology, prevention, early diagnosis and education. Biological and pathological introduction. Principles of radiobiology. Effects of radiation on normal tissues. Principles of management and dosage. Skin and lip. Interstitial implantation. Mouth, secondary node of neck, tonsil, nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses, ear, salivary glands. Larynx, lower pharynx, postcricoid, thyroid. Oesophagus, stomach, gastrointestinal tract, lung, thymus, pancreas, liver. Breast. Cervix, body of uterus, ovary, vagina, vulva, gestational trophoblastic tumours. Kidney, bladder, prostate, testis, urethra, penis. Lymphoreticular tissues and bone marrow. Central nervous system, eye and orbit. Sarcomas. Paediatric oncology. Non-malignant disorders. Cancer chemotherapy. Hormones and oncology. Palliative and continuing care. Quality of life. Medical complications of malignant disease. Bibliography. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2002 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 493 ills. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 190 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 1810 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-443-06201-3 / 0443062013 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-443-06201-8 / 9780443062018 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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