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Proton therapy : indications, techniques and outcomes /

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As proton therapy treatment centers become smaller and more cost-effective, education and training for today's multi-disciplinary oncology teams are more important than ever before. This state-of-the-art reference brings you fully up to date with all aspects of proton therapy, with guidance you...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Frank, Steven J. (Steven Jay) (Editor), Zhu, X. Ronald (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2021]
Subjects:
Proton beams > Therapeutic use.
Cancer > Radiotherapy.
Radiobiology.
Proton Therapy > methods
Radiation Oncology
Radiobiology
Neoplasms > radiotherapy
Cancer > Radiothérapie.
Radiobiologie.
Cancer > Radiotherapy
Proton beams > Therapeutic use
Electronic books.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Principles of radiobiology
  • Principles of proton beam therapy
  • Clinical commissioning of pencil beam scanning for intensity-modulated proton therapy
  • Immobilization and simulation
  • Principles of intensity-modulated proton therapy treatment planning
  • Physics quality assurance
  • Intensity-modulated proton therapy patient treatments
  • Proton radiotherapy for breast cancer
  • Adult central nervous system tumors
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Proton therapy for gynecologic malignancies
  • Proton therapy for prostate cancer
  • Head and neck
  • Proton therapy for hematologic malignancies
  • Pediatric considerations for proton therapy
  • Proton therapy and sarcomas
  • Esophagus cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Technological advancements and outlook in proton therapy
  • Appendices. The University of Texas MD Anderson cancer center's recommended proton therapy indications
  • MD Anderson cancer center head and neck proton case library.