Interventional Radiation Therapy : Techniques - Brachytherapy /
In the last decade brachytherapy experienced a dramatic up- swing. The introduction of new radioisotopes with favorable nuclear physical properties, computer-assisted dosimetry, and the advent of modified afterloading techniques set off this revolutionary development. The main topics discussed in th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1991.
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| Series: | Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the last decade brachytherapy experienced a dramatic up- swing. The introduction of new radioisotopes with favorable nuclear physical properties, computer-assisted dosimetry, and the advent of modified afterloading techniques set off this revolutionary development. The main topics discussed in this book are brain tumors and tumors of the head and neck, choroidal melanoma, breast cancer, carcinoma of the anal ca- nal, carcinoma of the prostate, and gynecological malignan- cies. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 398 pages 193 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642841637 (electronic bk.) 3642841635 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0942-5373 |