Nuclear Oncology

Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications
Buch | Hardcover
877 Seiten
2012 | 2012 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-48893-6 (ISBN)

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This book covers the basic principles and the clinical applications of nuclear oncology imaging techniques. It is heavily illustrated to assist the reader in understanding the clinical role of nuclear oncology in cancer disease therapy and management.
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of both the basic principles and the clinical applications of nuclear oncology imaging techniques. The authors have assembled a distinguished group of leaders in the field who provide valuable insight on the subject. The book also includes major chapters on the cancer patient and the pathophysiology of abnormal tissue, the evaluation of co-existing disease, and the diagnosis and therapy of specific tumors using functional imaging studies. Each chapter is heavily illustrated to assist the reader in understanding the clinical role of nuclear oncology in cancer disease therapy and management.

I. Basic Science
1. The Cancer Biology of Molecular Imaging
2. Radiopharmaceuticals for Single-Photon Emission Imaging and for Therapy
3. Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging in Oncology with Special Emphasis on Positron-Emitting Agents
4. Physics of Nuclear Oncology
5. Instrumentation
6. Radiobiology and Radiation Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine: Therapy, Diagnosis, and Considerations for Sensitive Populations

II. Clinical Applications
7. Lymphomas
8. Multiple Myeloma
9. Brain Tumors
10. Head and Neck Cancer
11. Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors
12. Breast Cancer
13. Lung and Mediastinal Tumors
14. Gastric Cancers
15. Cancers of the Esophagus and Small Bowel, Precancerous States of the Large Bowel, and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
16. Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract
17. Pancreatic Cancer
18. Neuroendocrine Tumors
19. Colorectal Cancer
20. Kidney and Bladder Cancer
21. Tumors of the Genitourinary System
22. Gynecologic Cancers
23. Sarcoma
24. Malignant Melanoma
25. Pediatric Cancers

III. Radionuclide Therapy
26. I-131 MIBG Therapy
27. Targeted Therapy for Bone Metastasis

IV. Radioguided Surgery
28. Radioguided Surgery

V. Heart Disease in the Cancer Patient
29. Imaging the Heart in the Cancer Patient


VI. Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy
30. Nuclear Medicine in the Assessment of Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy in the Lung, Kidney, and Gastrointestinal Tract


VII. Teaching Cases
31. Cases

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.11.2012
Zusatzinfo 139 Tables, black and white; 309 Illustrations, color; 132 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 877 p. 441 illus., 309 illus. in color.
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 279 mm
Gewicht 2579 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Onkologie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren Nuklearmedizin
ISBN-10 0-387-48893-6 / 0387488936
ISBN-13 978-0-387-48893-6 / 9780387488936
Zustand Neuware
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