Radiotherapy in practice:brachytherapy
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Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Series: |
Radiotherapy in practice |
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Carrier Form: | 202 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780199600908 (pbk.) 0199600902 |
Index Number: | R815 |
CLC: | R815.2 |
Call Number: | R815.2/R129/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Isotopes and delivery systems for brachytherapy -- Principles of brachytherapy dosimetry -- Radiation protection issues in brachytherapy -- Role of brachytherapy in head and neck cancer -- Brachytherapy for uterine tumours: cervix and endometrium -- Prostate cancer: permanent low dose rate seed brachytherapy and temporary high dose rate afterloading brachytherapy -- Endoluminal brachytherapy: bronchus and oesophagus -- Perineal implants: anal canal, vagina, and vulva -- Breast brachytherapy -- Rectal brachytherapy -- Miscellaneous sites -- Quality assurance. |