Basic clinical radiobiology for radiation oncologists
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Bibliographic Information
Basic clinical radiobiology for radiation oncologists
Edward Arnold, 1993
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  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Provides an outline of the biological basis of radiotherapy. The book explains the objectives of current attempts to improve the response of tumours in radiotherapy. The aim is to enable radiotherapists to take full advantage of the opportunities.
Table of Contents
Introduction, G G Steel. Tumour growth kinetics, G G Steel. Cell proliferation in tumours, A C Begg. Cell proliferation in normal tissues, A J van der Kogel. Clonogenic cells and the concept of cell survival, G G Steel. Models of radiation cell killing, M C joiner. Time-dose relationships in radiotherapy, S M Bentzen / J Overgaard. Linear-quadratic approach to fractionation, M C Joiner. Hyperfractionation and accelerated radiotherapy, M C Joiner. Calculation of isoeffect relationships, A J van der Kogel / A C C Ruifrok. The oxygen effect, M R Horsman / J Overgaard. Clinical manifestations of normal-tissue damage, S M Bentzen / J Overgaard. Radiobiology of normal tissues, A J van der Kogel. Radiobiology of tumours, G G Steel. The dose-rate effect: brachytherapy, G G Steel. Particle beams in radiotherapy, M C Joiner. Chemotherapy from the standpoint of radiotherapy, A C Begg. Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy, G G Steel. Overcoming hypoxic cell radioresistance, J Overgaard / M R Horsman. Hyperthermia, J Overgaard / M R Horsman. Targeted radiotherapy, T E Wheldon. Photodynamic therapy, F A Stewart / N van Zandwijk. Prediction of tumour response, A C Begg. Molecular aspects of radiation biology, T J McMillan / G G Steel. Glossary.
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