Overview
- Presents a cross-disciplinary overview of research at the interface of physical sciences and oncology
- Shows how concepts and models developed in biological physics can facilitate the understanding of tumor progression
- Informs scientists, engineers and policy makers of global trends in physical sciences and engineering in oncology
- Highlights opportunities for cooperation and collaboration for research groups and clinicians throughout the world
- Identifies major innovations and required investments at the physics/oncology interface for policy makers
Part of the book series: Science Policy Reports (SCIPOLICY)
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About this book
This book presents an Assessment of Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology (APHELION) by a panel of experts. It covers the status and trends of applying physical sciences and engineering principles to oncology research in leading laboratories and organizations in Europe and Asia.
The book elaborates on the six topics identified by the panel that have the greatest potential to advance understanding and treatment of cancer, each covered by a chapter in the book. The study was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the NIH in the US under a cooperative agreement with the World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC).
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physical Sciences and Engineering Advances in Life Sciences and Oncology
Book Subtitle: A WTEC Global Assessment
Editors: Paul Janmey, Daniel Fletcher, Sharon Gerecht, Ross Levine, Parag Mallick, Owen McCarty, Lance Munn, … Cynthia Reinhart-King
Series Title: Science Policy Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17930-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: US Government 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-17929-2Published: 28 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34970-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17930-8Published: 19 November 2015
Series ISSN: 2213-1965
Series E-ISSN: 2213-1973
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 403
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Medical and Radiation Physics, Biochemistry, general, Complex Systems