Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3642370985 ISBN 13 : 9783642370984

Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2014

Synopsis

Today, the arsenal of "high-precision" or "targeted" radiotherapy includes a variety of techniques and approaches that, like the pieces of a puzzle, need to be put together to provide the prostate cancer patient with high-level optimized radiation treatment. This book examines in detail the role of these innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer. In addition, a variety of current controversies regarding treatment are carefully explored, including whether prophylactic treatment of the pelvic lymphatics is essential, the magnitude of the effect of dose escalation, whether a benefit accrues from hypofractionation, and what evidence exists for the superiority of protons or heavy ions. Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies is intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists with an interest in the up-to-date capabilities of modern radiation oncology for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3642370985
• ISBN 13: 9783642370984
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Geinitz Hans, Roach III Mack, Van As Nicholas
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