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External Beam Therapy
Radiotherapy in Practice
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External beam therapy is the most common form of radiotherapy, delivering ionizing radiation such as high-energy x-rays, gamma rays or electron beams directly into the location of the patient's tumour. External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an essential, practical guide to the use of external beam radiotherapy, highlighting the rapid technological advances made in recent years. It provides a firm background to the physics of external beam radiotherapy,
taking the reader through the basic principles and discussing issues such as quality assurance.
Experts within each field then expand upon techniques for treatment delivery within each anatomical site, covering indications, treatment and planning. This new edition also includes information on Stereotactic radiotherapy and coverage on the physics of proton beams. External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an invaluable companion to trainees in medical physics, therapeutic radiography, and clinical or radiation oncology.
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Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for the management of malignant disease. It is based on the application of the principles of applied physics, radiobiology, and tumour biology to clinical practice. Each volume in this series takes the reader through the basic principles of the use of ionising radiation and then develops this by individual sites. This series of practical handbooks are aimed at physicians both training and practising in radiotherapy, as well as
medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiographers and senior nurses.
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External Beam Therapy, Second Edition is an essential, practical guide to the use of external beam radiotherapy, highlighting the rapid technological advances made in recent years. It is an invaluable companion to trainees in medical physics, therapeutic radiography, and clinical or radiation oncology. * Anticancer Research * A very nice and practically useful book for those involved in radiotherapy planning, clinical decision-making, and delivery. ... Trainees in radiotherapy in particular will find this book invaluable. It is a text that will be used rather than simply gather dust on the shelf. * BMA Medical Book Competition 2007 (from a review of the previous edition) * This clear, concise handbook provides an up-to-date mixture of evidence-based medicine and expert opinion for the relevant clinical application of external beam radiotherapy. With its easy-to-use format, it will be a valuable part of the radiotherapy library. * Doody's Notes * A practical guide to daily clinical practice in the radiotherapy department. External Beam Therapy is an invaluable companion to trainees in medical physics, therapeutic radiography, and clinical or radiation oncology. * Anticancer Research 26 *