Radiotherapy in practice : radioisotope therapy
edited by Peter Hoskin
Bok Engelsk 2007 Peter J. Hoskin,· Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2007
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| Omfang | 189 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Contributors; 1 Physics principles in the clinical use of radioisotopes; 2 Antibody directed radioisotope therapy; 3 Radiotherapy for benign thyroid disease: use of [sup(131)]I; 4 Malignant thyroid disease: use of [sup(131)]I; 5 Neuroendocrine tumours; 6 Radioisotope therapy for metastatic bone disease; 7 Radioimmunotherapy for lymphoma; 8 Other therapeutic uses of radioisotopes; 9 Radioprotection and regulatory aspects of radioisotopte therapy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; Y; Z. - Radioisotope therapy is an internal form of radiation used to treat cancer; it may be administered orally or intravenously and represents the nearest treatment option to the 'magic bullet', specifically targeting sites of disease whilst sparing surrounding normal tissues. Radioisotope therapy has an important role to play in modern medicine, particularly in the treatment of thyroid disease, neuroendocrine tumours, bone metastasis and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is found in both thediagnostic setting and in therapy, but recently there has been a renaissance in the application of radioisotope uns
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| ISBN | 9780198568421
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