Precision radiation oncology /edited by Bruce G. Hafty and Sharad Goyal.
- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press Medicine, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (x, 318 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Precision Radiation Oncology: An Introduction; 1. Combining Cytotoxic Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy; 2. Molecular Targeted Therapy and Radiation; 3. Current State of the Art in Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Technology: Accuracy, Precision, and Clinical Impact; 4. Spine Radiosurgery in the Management of Spine Metastasis; 5. Body Radiosurgery; 6. Brachytherapy; 7. Proton Beam Therapy; 8. Intraoperative Radiation Therapy; 9. Nanomedicines: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications in Radiation Oncology; 10. Radiolabeled Spheres 11. Radiogenomics: Advancing Precision Radiation Oncology Through Development of a Genomic-Based Predictive Instrument12. Combined Effects of Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy; 13. Radiomics; 14. Big Data and Radiation Oncology; Index
Precision Radiation Oncology provides readers with an up-to-date overview of developments in the precision medicine wing of radiation oncology. Focusing on recent research and technology, and therapies both novel and trusted, this reference advances the integration of new research findings into individualized radiation therapy and its clinical applications.