Brachytherapy: Applications and Techniques, 2006

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By Phillip M Devlin
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2006-10-01
Sales Rank: 380922
ISBN / ASIN: 0781762774
EAN: 9780781762779
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
Written by the foremost experts in the field, this volume is a comprehensive text and practical reference on contemporary brachytherapy. The book provides detailed, site-specific information on applications and techniques of brachytherapy in the head and neck, central nervous system, breast, thorax, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract, as well as on gynecologic brachytherapy, low dose rate and high dose rate sarcoma brachytherapy, vascular brachytherapy, and pediatric applications.

The book thoroughly describes and compares the four major techniques used in brachytherapy—intracavity, interstitial, surface-dose or mold therapy, and transluminal. Chapters detail particular techniques that are appropriate in specific clinical situations.
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