基本説明
放射線物理学と癌患者の治療に放射線と細胞毒性薬の利用に関する包括的テキスト。
6th ed.: 2002.
Full Description
A comprehensive textbook of radiotherapy and related radiation physics and oncology for use by all those concerned with the uses of radiation and cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of patients with malignant disease. Walter & Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy has become the core text for therapeutic radiography students and an important introductory text for trainee radiologists and clinical physicists. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers underlying principles of physics, and the second is a systematic review by tumour site concentrating on the role of radiotherapy in the treatment of malignant disease and setting its use in context with chemotherapy and surgery. The 7th edition continues the tradition of bringing the physics and clinical application of radiation for therapy together at entry level and is completely revised to take into account the huge technological advances in radiotherapy treatment since publication of the previous edition. *Imaging is now an essential part of radiotherapy, relevant for both the treatment and preparation of a patient's treatment. Radionuclide imaging and X-ray imaging have been expanded to MRI and PET, along with some use of ultrasound. *Treatment planning dose prediction - the basis and application of modern computational calculations are explained for modern treatment delivery systems. The role of the algorithm for dose prediction is central to ensure speedy and accurate calculations for treatment. *Quality Control*Quality Systems The book is supported by Evolve electronic resources: sample plans, additional diagnostic images and clinical photographs.
Contents
Section 11. Atoms, nuclei and radioactivity2. Radiation interactions with matter3. Radiation measurement and detection4. Radiation protection5. Imaging with X-ray, MRI and ultrasound6. Imaging with radionuclides7. Therapy with unsealed radionuclides8. Radiotherapy beam production9. Radiation treatment planning: immobilisation, localisation and verification techniques10. Principles and practice of radiation treatment planning11. Brachytherapy12. Networking, data and image handling and computing in radiotherapy13. Quality control in radiotherapy14. Quality management in radiotherapySection 215. Epidemiology of cancer, screening, etc16. Biological and pathological introduction17. Molecular, cellular and tissue effects of radiotherapy18. Principles and management of patients with cancer19. Chemotherapy and hormones20. Skin and lip cancer21. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma22. Head and neck cancer - general principles23. Thyroid cancer24. Gastro-intestinal cancer25. Tumours of the thorax26. Breast cancer27. Gynaecological cancer28. Kidney, bladder, prostate, testis, urethra, penis29. Lymphoma and disease of bone marrow30. Tumours of the central nervous system31. Eye and orbit32. Sarcomas33. Paediatric oncology34. Care of patients during radiotherapy35. Medical complications of malignant disease
