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Fundamentals of Radiation for Neuro-Oncology

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Radiotherapy utilizes ionizing radiation to kill tumour cells by causing DNA damage. Optimum balance should be there between normal tissue toxicity and tumour cell killing. 4Rs of radiobiology include repair, reoxygenation, redistribution and repopulation. The chapter will summarize the basics of radiation and reirradiation.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    V. R. Anjali

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, Haryana, India

    Supriya Mallick

  3. Mar Sleeva Medicity, Cherpunkal, Kerala, India

    Rony Benson

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, Haryana, India

    Supriya Mallick

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, Haryana, India

    Prashanth Giridhar

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jhajjar, Haryana, New Delhi, India

    Goura K. Rath

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Anjali, V.R., Mallick, S., Benson, R. (2021). Fundamentals of Radiation for Neuro-Oncology. In: Mallick, S., Giridhar, P., Rath, G.K. (eds) Evidence based practice in Neuro-oncology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2659-3_9

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