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- An accessible volume for medical students and clinicians
- The principal aim of the book is clinical and it must be considered a primer or a reference for those in the field
- Provides physicists and engineers with information on the biological effects of heat on tumors, aspects not deeply discussed in bioengineering study programs
Part of the book series: Medical Intelligence Unit (MIUN)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Physical Aspects of Hyperthermia
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Biological Aspects of Hyperthermia
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Clinical Aspects of Hyperthermia
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About this book
Following an introductory overview, Hyperthermia In Cancer Treatment: A Primer comprehensively describes the biological reasons for associating hyperthermia with radiation and chemotherapy and the biological and clinical effects of hyperthermia on cancerous and normal tissues. The volume’s 20 chapters are arranged in three principal parts: physical and methodological studies, biologic principles, and clinical studies.
Authors and Affiliations
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Radiotherapy Unit, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy
Gian Franco Baronzio
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Department of Hyperthermia, BioMed-Klinik GmbH, Bad Bergzabern, Germany
E. Dieter Hager
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hyperthermia In Cancer Treatment: A Primer
Authors: Gian Franco Baronzio, E. Dieter Hager
Series Title: Medical Intelligence Unit
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33441-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-33440-0Published: 26 September 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4130-5Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-33441-7Published: 08 May 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 366
Number of Illustrations: 125 b/w illustrations
Topics: Cancer Research, Oncology, Radiotherapy