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Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders
Non-malignant, or "e;benign"e;, diseases can be successfully treated using ionizing rad- tion technologies. It was first proposed in 1898 by Sokoloff, who reported the …
Interstitial and Intracavitary Thermoradiotherapy
The use of hyperthermia in radiation oncology is well established. Many publications cover the whole field of possibilities and problems of this therapeutic modality. The new …
Late Sequelae in Oncology
Increasing survival figures and the use of more intense combined treatment regimens in modern oncology have raised the problem of late therapeutic sequelae in long-term survivors …
Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Oncology
The diagnosis of cancer in a child is a devastating finding not only to the parents but often to the child. Even though the situation is relatively easy to accept among adults, it …
Current Topics in Clinical Radiobiology of Tumors
The impact of basic science radiobiological research is now being recognized of significant importance in clinical radiation oncology. Observations made in the laboratory using …
Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors
Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors presents a new approach to the role of radiation therapy in the management of ophthalmic cancer. The indications for ultrasonography, …
Thermoradiotherapy and Thermochemotherapy
Hyperthermia has been found to be of great benefit in combination with radiation therapy or chemotherapy in the management of patients with difficult and com- plicated tumor …
Carcinoma of the Bladder
Bladder cancer represents a major challenge to the oncologist. In spite of new tech- niques for early diagnosis and innovative imaging procedures for staging, the outcome in terms …
Concomitant Continuous Infusion Chemotherapy and Radiation
The administration of chemotherapeutic agents by continuous infusion with concomitant radiation therapy heralds a new approach in the treatment of cancer. This comprehensive book …
Practical Approaches to Cancer Invasion and Metastases
In the United States in 1993 the American Cancer Society estimated that there were about 1,300,000 new cases of invasive cancer diagnosed. At the time of presentation about 70% of …
Multimodal Concepts for Integration of Cytotoxic Drugs
Over recent decades, combined modality treatment has drastically improved the cure rates for various malignant tumors. Further progress is expected through the design of sound …
Interventional Radiation Therapy
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