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OverviewProton therapy is a promising new technology in radiation medicine. This issue of Radiation Medicine Rounds provides a comprehensive review for Practitioners on the current status of proton therapy, its scientific basis and current clinical applications along with reviews of the available clinical evidence, discussions of costs and technology development and reviews of the issues in establishing a proton therapy centre and the future development of proton therapy as a tool in clinical practice, both in academic centres and its future potential in community practice. About the series: Radiation Medicine Rounds is an invited review publication providing a thorough analysis of new scientific, technologic and clinical advances in all areas of radiation medicine. There is an emphasis throughout on multidisciplinary approaches to the specialty, as well as on quality and outcomes analysis. Published three times a year Radiation Medicine Rounds provides authoritative, thorough assessments of a wide range of """"hot topics"""" and emerging new data for the entire specialty of radiation medicine. Features of Radiation Medicine Rounds include: Editorial board of nationally recognised experts across the spectrum of radiation medicine In-depth, up-to-date expert reviews and analysis of major new developments in all areas of Radiation Medicine Issues edited by an authority in the specific subject area Focuses on major topics in radiation medicine with in-depth articles covering advances in radiation science radiation medicine technology, radiation medicine practice, and assessment of recent quality and outcomes studies Emphasises multidisciplinary approaches to research and practice Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Metz , Charles ThomasPublisher: Demos Medical Publishing Imprint: Demos Medical Publishing Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.606kg ISBN: 9781936287154ISBN 10: 1936287153 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 30 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1. Physics Considerations in Proton Therapy; 2. Biology of Proton Therapy: Old and New Considerations; 3. The Need for and Future of Clinical Studies of Proton Therapy; 4. Review of Proton-Beam Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer; 5. Proton Radiotherapy in Pediatric Malignancies; 6. Proton Therapy for Adult Brain Tumors and Base of Skull Tumors; 7. Proton Therapy in Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Tumors; 8. Proton Therapy: Project Planning and Development; 9. Proton Therapy in the CommunityReviewsAuthor InformationJames Metz, MD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Clinical Division, Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania||Charles R. Thomas, Jr, MD, is ProfessorChairman of the Department of Radiation Medicine and Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institut Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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