Practical Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Planning - 1st Edition

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The book contains wealth of information?s for medical surgical and radiation oncologists, as well as non onco physicians? oncology nurses, pharmacists medical students. It can be read and understood by many patients and their attendants who want information about their cancer and what Chemotherapy they have been prescribed by his or her oncologist. Chemotherapy has been long time aspiration for many of the people engaged in Cancer research and treatment. This book is a new ray of hope for those people. Current trends which are exploring radiotherapy alone and combine with chemotherapy continue to offer a realistic control of cancer in the decade ahead. Chapters on radiotherapy and chemotherapy include clinically relevant new understanding. Initial chapters in this book will try to clear the basic concepts of radiotherapy and radiotherapy planning. Section of Radiobiology is real backbone to understand radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy in the management of cancer The best available book of radiation oncology Includes all aspects of cancer management, including recent advances Contains biological and pharmacological aspects of chemotherapy along with indications and side effects as well as management related to side effects of chemotherapy Provides detailed radiotherapy planning 2D, 3D conformal radiotherapy , intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and image-guide radiation therapy (IGRT) from basic concepts to execution of treatment Deals with the basic concepts of radiobiology in detail and links it with radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy