Breast Cancer (Radiation Medicine Rounds) (Radiation Medicine Rounds, Volume 3, Issue 1) - Hardcover

Alphonse G. Taghian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193628765X ISBN 13: 9781936287659

Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Radiation therapy is a major tool in the management of this family of cancers. This issue of "Radiation Medicine Rounds" includes reviews of all major recent advances in treatment of breast cancer. Articles also review current knowledge in the areas of biologic agents, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Image-Guided Brachytherapy, and robotic surgery in gynecologic cancer. "Breast Cancer" will provide the practitioner with a full current overview of the present best practices and recent research in management of this complex and challenging family of cancers. It offers in-depth, up-to-date expert reviews and analysis of major new developments in all areas of Radiation Medicine. Each issue is edited by an authority in that subject area. Each issue is focused on a single major topic in Radiation Medicine, providing coverage of advances in radiation science, radiation medicine technology, radiation medicine practice, and assessment of recent quality and outcome studies.

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About the Authors

Alphonse G. Taghian, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Breast Radiation Oncology, Gillette Center for Breast Cancer Massachusetts General Hospital

Michele Y. Halyard, MD, Associate Professor of Oncology , Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale, AZ

Charles R. Thomas, Jr., MD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Medicine and Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193628765X
• ISBN 13: 9781936287659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Alphonse G. Taghian, Michele Y. Halyard, Charles R. Thomas