Optimal fractionation in radiotherapy /
"This monograph is a comprehensive reference on rigorous mathematical solutions to a central challenge of radiotherapy: how to maximize tumor-kill while protecting nearby healthy tissue from toxic effects. These solutions may guide treatment planners in deciding the number of sessions and doses...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2024. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"This monograph is a comprehensive reference on rigorous mathematical solutions to a central challenge of radiotherapy: how to maximize tumor-kill while protecting nearby healthy tissue from toxic effects. These solutions may guide treatment planners in deciding the number of sessions and doses administered via each available radiation modality"-- |
Carrier Form: | x, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781009341134 1009341138 |
Index Number: | RM849 |
CLC: | R815 |
Call Number: | R815/G411 |
Contents: | Fractionation with a single organ-at-risk -- Fractionation with multiple organs-at-risk -- Robust fractionation -- Inverse fractionation -- Spatiotemporally integrated fractionation -- Robust spatiotemporally integrated fractionation -- Fractionation with two modalities -- Robust fractionation with two modalities -- Directions for future work. |