Nuclear oncology /

The treatment of cancer has witnessed exciting developments on the cellular leveĺ and Nuclear Oncology sums up these developments. This complicated field has been translated into an easy-to-read, comprehensive text that deconstructs all the latest findings as they pertain to oncology. For anyone se...

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Group Author: Aktolun, C. (Cumali), 1961- (Editor); Goldsmith, Stanley J. (Editor)
Published: Wolters Kluwer,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: The treatment of cancer has witnessed exciting developments on the cellular leveĺ and Nuclear Oncology sums up these developments. This complicated field has been translated into an easy-to-read, comprehensive text that deconstructs all the latest findings as they pertain to oncology. For anyone seeking the latest cutting-edge molecular imaging and targeted therapy techniques in cancer diagnosis, management, and treatment, look no further than Nuclear Oncology.
Carrier Form: xxii, 711 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781451186857 :
1451186851
Index Number: RC270
CLC: R730.55
Call Number: R730.55/N964-1
Contents: Brain tumors /
Head and neck carcinomas /
Thyroid carcinoma /
Parathyroid tumors /
Esophageal carcinoma /
Gastric carcinoma-I /
Gastric carcinoma-II /
Pancreatic carcinoma /
Colorectal carcinoma /
Liver tumors /
Breast carcinoma /
Pulmonary carcinoma /
Renal carcinoma /
Prostate carcinoma /
Uterine and cervical carcinoma /
Ovarian carcinoma /
Testicular germ cell tumors /
Tumors of the adrenal glands /
Neuroendocrine tumors /
Lymphoma and leukemia /
Melanoma /
Neuroblastoma /
Bone tumors /
Pediatric tumors /
Cancer of unknown primary /
Assessment of lymph nodes in oncology /
Sentinel lymph node detection and imaging in oncology /
PET/CT hybrid imaging in radiotherapy planning /
Bone mineral densitometry in oncology /
Non-FDG PET/CT imaging in oncology /
Assessment of response to antitumor treatment /
Radionuclide imaging for the assessment of toxicity due to chemotherapy /
Radionuclide imaging of multidrug resistance /
Radionuclide imaging of tumor hypoxia and its clinical implications /
Radionuclide imaging of tumor cell apoptosis /
Radionuclide imaging of tumor angiogenesis /
Radionuclide imaging of tumor cell proliferation /
Radionuclide imaging of human epidermal receptors /
Radionuclide imaging of integrins /
Radionuclide imaging of annexins /
Radiochemistry in nuclear oncology /
Advances in nuclear and optical imaging of tumors : multi-modality, small-animal, and intraoperative technologies /