• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Late Effects of Cancer Treatment on Normal Tissues
  • Contributor: Rubin, Philip [Other]; Constine, Louis S. [Other]; Marks, Lawrence B. [Other]; Okunieff, Paul [Other]
  • Published: Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
  • Published in: Medical Radiology, Radiation Oncology
    SpringerLink ; Bücher
    Springer eBook Collection ; Medicine
  • Extent: Online-Ressource (XXII, 140 p., 54 figs. in 68 sep. illustr., 30 in color, digital)
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49070-8
  • ISBN: 9783540490708
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  • RVK notation: XH 3300 : Allgemeines
    XH 3322 : Reaktionen, Entzündung, Wundheilung (Immunität, Allergie)
    YR 4089 : Pathologie, Onkologie, Rechtsmedizin
  • Keywords: Strahlentherapie > Strahlenschaden
    Strahlentherapie > Strahlenschaden
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  • Description: This volume is based on the LENT V NCI-sponsored meeting held in May 2004 and the CURED I Conference in 2006. Written by experts in the field, it addresses a critical topics relating to late effects, such as mechanisms of injury, the role of screening, options for interventions, second malignancies, and prevention. It is hoped that these findings will help readers to prevent and treat the long-term side-effects of irradiation.