Overview
- Vital resource for dermatologists and radiation oncologists interested in radiation therapy
- Includes the physics and biology behind treatment of skin cancers, as well as useful and pragmatic formulas and algorithms for evaluating and treating them
- Provides dermatologists and radiation oncologists with the most up-to-date information regarding detection, delineation and depth determination of skin cancers, and appropriate biopsy techniques
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Photon Radiation Therapy for Skin Malignancies is a vital resource for dermatologists interested in radiation therapy, including the physics and biology behind treatment of skin cancers, as well as useful and pragmatic formulas and algorithms for evaluating and treating them.Â
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Dermatology has always been a field that overlaps multiple medical specialties and this book is no exception, with its focus on both dermatologists and radiation oncologists. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2020, the demand for radiation therapy will exceed the number of radiation oncologists practicing in the U.S. tenfold, which could profoundly affect the ability to provide patients with sufficient access to treatment. Photon Radiation Therapy for Skin Malignancies enhances the knowledge of dermatologists and radiation oncologists and presents them with the most up-to-date information regarding detection, delineation and depth determination of skin cancers, and appropriate biopsy techniques. In addition, the book also addresses radiation therapy of the skin and the skin’s reactions to radiation therapy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Radiation Therapy for Skin Cancer
Editors: Armand B. Cognetta Jr., William M. Mendenhall
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6986-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6985-8
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4258-9
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6986-5
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 251
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology, Radiotherapy, Oncology