Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer (Medical Radiology / Radiation Oncology)
Contributors: L.W. Brady (Foreword); H.-P. Heilmann (Foreword); M. Molls (Foreword); Branislav Jeremic (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9783540005223
Subjects: Oncology; Radiology; Medical / Nursing; General; Medical; Internal Medicine; Chemotherapy; Clinical Medicine; Lung Cancer; Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Radiotherapy; Surgery
Description: In this text, both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials.