Advances in radiation oncology in lung cancer by Jeremić, Branislav; Aaronson, Neil K instant download

Advances in radiation oncology in lung cancer by Jeremić, Branislav; Aaronson, Neil K instant download

1 online resource (xiii, 521 pages) :, \"This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state of the art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references and index, Pretreatment considerations. Molecular biology and genetics of lung cancer / Neil Martin, Stephen Hahn and W. McKenna ; Angiogenesis and lung cancer / Dietmar Siemann, Susan Galbraith and Wenyin Shi ; Contemporary issues in staging of lung cancer / Frank Zimmermann -- Basic Treatment considerations. Lung cancer surgery / Sidhu Gangadharan, Philip Linden and David Sugarbaker ; Radiobiology of normal lung tissue and lung tumours / Yuta Shibamoto and Masaki Hara ; Radiation time, dose, and fractionation in the treatment of lung cancer / Melenda Jeter, Ritsuko Komaki and James Cox ; Treatment planning and conformal radiotherpay / Mary Marthl ; Target volumes in non-small cell lung cancer / Frank Lagerwaard and Suresh Senan ; Target volumes in small cell lung cancer / Yolanda Garces and James Bonner ; Radioprotectors and chemoprotectors in the management of lung cancer / Ritsuko Komaki, Joe Chang, Zhongxing Liao, James Cox, K. Mason and Luka Milas ; Lung cancer chemotherapy for radiation oncologists / Suresh Ramalingam and Chandra Belani ; Radiotherapy and chemotherapy -- fundamentals and preclinical data / A. Blackstock and Kevin McMullen -- Current treatment strategies in non-small cell lung cancer. Radiotherapy in early stage non-small…