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Basic Clinical Radiobiology, Fifth Edition

Basic Clinical Radiobiology 5th Editi n  By M. Joiner and A. Van der Kogel

Editedby MichaelC.Joiner, DepartmentofOncology, WayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicine,Detroit,MI, USAand AlbertvanderKogel , DepartmentofHuman Oncology,UniversityofWisconsinSchoolofMedicine andPublicHealth,Madison,WI,USA Concise but comprehensive, this textbook sets out the essential science, basic principles, clinical application, and significantdevelopments in radiobiology for thoseseeking accreditation in radiation oncology, clinical radiation physics,and radiationtechnology.Thisnewedition ishighly illustratedandnow includeschapterson stemcells, tissue response, and the convergence of radiotherapy, radiobiology, and physics. It will be invaluable for FRCR (clinical oncology) and equivalent candidates, SpRs (and equivalent) in radiation oncology, practicing radiation oncologists and radiotherapists, radiobiologists, and radiotherapy physicists. 15%DiscountAvailable -enter thecodeFLR22at checkout fromwww.crcpress.com* Hb:978-1-444-17963-7 |£52.69GBP *Offercannotbeused inconjunctionwithanyotherofferordiscountandonlyapplies to bookspurchaseddirectlyviaourwebsite.

August2018:8-1/2x11:350pp229 illustrations Hb:978-1-444-17963-7 |£61.99GBP eBook:978-1-444-17964-4 |£30.99GBP

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Introduction:The significanceof radiobiologyand radiotherapy forcancer treatment

The GEC-ESTROHandbook of Brachytherapy  By A. Gerbaulet, R. Pötter, J-J. Mazeron, H. Meertens, E. Van Limbergen Supported by Nucletron, Oncura and Varian

Irradiation-induceddamageand theDNAdamage response Celldeathafter irradiation:How,whenandwhycellsdie Quantifyingcellkillandcellsurvival.Radiationdose-response relationships Linearenergy transferand relativebiologicaleffectiveness. Physicsof radiation therapy for the radiobiologist Tumourgrowthand response to radiation Fractionation:The linear-quadraticapproach The linear-quadraticapproach inclinicalpractice.Modified fractionation Time factors innormal tissue responses to irradiation Thedose-rateeffect. Pathogenesisofnormal tissue sideeffects.Stemcells in radiotherapy Normal tissue toleranceand theeffectofdose inhomogeneities Theoxygeneffectand therapeuticapproaches to tumour hypoxia The tumourmicroenvironmentandcellularhypoxia responses CombinedradiotherapyandchemotherapyMolecular targetedagents forenhancing tumour response.Biological individualisationof radiotherapy

Toordera reviewcopy,pleaseorderacopyat http://pages.email.taylorandfrancis.com/review-copy-request

NEW EDITION ONGOING Some chapters are available on DOVE (www.estro.org): • Brachytherapy Physics and Dosimetry • Radiation Protection • Radiobiology of LDR, HDR, PDR and VLDR Brachytherapy • Endometrial Cancer • Prostate Cancer Molecular imageguided radiotherapy Retreatment toleranceofnormal tissues Biological responsemodificationofnormal tissue reactions: Basicprinciplesandpitfalls Hadron therapy:Theclinicalaspects Tissue responsemodels Secondcancersafter radiotherapy Formore informationvisit: www.crcpress.com/9781444179637

• Urinary Bladder Cancer • Rectal Cancer • Bile Duct • Bronchus Cancer • Skin Cancer.

Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer  By V. Valentini, H.J. Schmoll, C.J.H. Velde

Hand-outs published for teaching courses The presentations of the teachers are available for all teaching courses participants in DOVE from www.estro.org.

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