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Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology

  • Reference work
  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Luther W. Brady

    1. Distinguished University Professor, Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Professor Of Clinical Oncology, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Theodore E. Yaeger

    1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA

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  • Covers the most recent developments in the field
  • Enables rapid access to information on radiation oncology in a user-friendly A to Z format
  • Includes extensive cross-references between keywords and related articles, allowing efficient searches

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Table of contents (915 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. A

    1. AAPM Task Group

      • Brian F. Hasson
      Pages 1-1

    2. Absorbed Dose

      • Charlie Ma, Lu Wang
      Pages 1-1

    3. ACC

      Pages 1-1

    4. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

      • David E. Wazer
      Pages 1-1

    5. Acceptance Testing

      • Jay E. Reiff
      Pages 2-2

    6. Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (ADCL)

      • Jay E. Reiff
      Pages 2-2

    7. Actinic Keratosis

      • Brandon J. Fisher
      Pages 2-2

    8. Activity

      • Tod W. Speer
      Pages 2-3

    9. Acupuncture

      • James H. Brashears III
      Pages 3-3

    10. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)

      Pages 3-3

    11. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

      Pages 3-3

    12. Acute Radiation Sickness

      • John P. Christodouleas
      Pages 3-3

    13. Acute Radiation Syndrome

      Pages 3-3

    14. Acute Radiation Toxicity

      • Anthony E. Dragun
      Pages 4-4

    15. Acute Reactions

      • Volker Budach
      Pages 4-4

    16. Adaptive Radiotherapy

      • Timothy Holmes
      Pages 4-5

    17. Adenoacanthoma

      • Filip T. Troicki, Jaganmohan Poli
      Pages 5-5

    18. Adenocarcinoma

      • Filip T. Troicki, Jaganmohan Poli
      Pages 5-5

    19. Adenocarcinoma of the Colon

      Pages 5-5
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About this book

This comprehensive encyclopedia, comprising a wide range of entries written by leading experts, provides detailed information on radiation oncology, including the most recent developments in the field. It will be of particular value for basic and clinical scientists in academia, practice, and industry and will also be of benefit to those in related fields, students, teachers, and interested laypersons.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This book is a Primer on Radiation Oncology inc. a complete discussion of the physics, instrumentation, nuclear therapies, and 3D Conformal Management Plans, and a discussion of cancer in each and every organ system. … I rec. it for all medical physicists, radiologists, rad onc specialists, and oncologists, in general.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Distinguished University Professor, Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Professor Of Clinical Oncology, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Luther W. Brady

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA

    Theodore E. Yaeger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology

  • Editors: Luther W. Brady, Theodore E. Yaeger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85516-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Reference Module Medicine

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85513-2Published: 15 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85516-3Published: 08 July 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXX, 986

  • Number of Illustrations: 800 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Radiotherapy, Imaging / Radiology, Oncology

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