Acute and Long-Term Side-Effects of Radiotherapy

Acute and Long-Term Side-Effects of Radiotherapy
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9783642848926
ISBN-13 : 3642848923
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Book Synopsis Acute and Long-Term Side-Effects of Radiotherapy by : Wolfgang Hinkelbein

Download or read book Acute and Long-Term Side-Effects of Radiotherapy written by Wolfgang Hinkelbein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biologists and radiotherapists present their experimental work and clinical data in the field of radiation injuries of normal tissues and organs. Particular regard is payed to the relevance of biological mechanisms in clinical situations. Principles of radiation damage and combined treatment toxicity in radio-chemotherapy are being explained. The main topics discussed are the importance of microvasculature, time, doseand fractionation and factors modifying clinical radioresponse for early andlate radiation effects. Tissues and organs considered in this volume are mucosa and skin, lung and heart, bladder and muscle, CNS and eye. Special problems of pediatric radiotherapy, TBI, IORT and second malignacies are also mentioned.


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