Editors:
This volume is based on the LENT V NCI-sponsored meeting held in May 2004 and the CURED I conference held in 2006
Written by experts in the field, it addresses a number of critical topics relating to late effects of irradiation, such as mechanisms of injury, the role of screening, intervention options, and second malignancies
Appropriate strategies for prevention and treatment are clearly explained
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)
Part of the book sub series: Radiation Oncology (Med Radiol Radiat Oncol)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This book provides a basic science understanding of the processes behind the side effects of radiation. … is appropriate for residents, clinicians, radiobiologists, and medical physicists as it addresses the fundamentals necessary for a firm understanding of radiation sequelae. … The color pictures, graphs, diagrams, and tables beautifully illustrate the main concepts of each chapter. … Chapters outline the guidelines and models for researchers and clinicians … . should be in the library of every radiation oncology department." (Ann Pittier, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2008)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, USA
Philip Rubin, Paul Okunieff
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Departments of Radiation Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, USA
Louis S. Constine
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
Lawrence B. Marks
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: CURED I - LENT Late Effects of Cancer Treatment on Normal Tissues
Editors: Philip Rubin, Louis S. Constine, Lawrence B. Marks, Paul Okunieff
Series Title: Medical Radiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49070-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-49069-2Published: 01 October 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08032-6Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-49070-8Published: 27 December 2007
Series ISSN: 0942-5373
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 140
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Radiotherapy, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics