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Basic clinical radiobiology (Record no. 45346)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 9781444179637
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781444179637
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Joiner, M C (ed)
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Basic clinical radiobiology
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 5th
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. CRC Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 350p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Text covers: The significance of radiobiology and radiotherapy for cancer treatment; Irradiation-induced damage and the DNA damage response; Quantifying cell kill and cell survival; Radiation dose-response relationships; Linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness; Physics of radiation therapy for the radiobiologist; Tumour growth and response in radiation; Fractionation: the linear-quadratic approach; The linear-quadratic approach in clinical practice; Modified fractionation; Time factors in normal tissue responses to irradiation; The dose-rate effect; Pathogenesis of normal tissue side effects; Stem cells in radiotherapy; Normal tissue tolerance and the effect of dose inhomogeneities; The oxygen effect and the therapeutic approaches to tumour hypoxia; The tumour microenvironment and cellular hypoxia responses; Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy; Molecular targeted agents for enhancing tumour response; Biological individualisation of radiotherapy; Molecular image guided radiotherapy; Retreatment tolerance of normal tissues; Biological response modification of normal tissue reactions: Basic principles and pitfalls; Hadron therapy: the clinical aspects; Tissue response models; Second cancers after radiotherapy.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book is a concise but comprehensive textbook setting out the essentials of the science and clinical application of radiobiology for those seeking accreditation in radiation oncology, clinical radiation physics, and radiation technology. Fully revised and updated to keep abreast of current developments in radiation biology and radiation oncology, this edition continues to present in an interesting way the biological basis of radiation therapy, discussing the basic principles and significant developments that underlie the latest attempts to improve the radiotherapeutic management of cancer.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiology and Radiography
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiology
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Biology
9 (RLIN) 5385
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN)
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiotherapy
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kogel, A J van der (ed)
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          Hirson Library (St Helier) Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves 20/04/2022 WN 600 021286 20/04/2022 20/04/2022 Book  
          Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves 08/02/2019 WN 180 JOI HOM0645 29/09/2022 29/09/2022 Book  
          Queen's Hospital Jackie Blanks Library Queen's Hospital Jackie Blanks Library Shelves 29/09/2022 QZ 269 T11134 29/09/2022 29/09/2022 Book 1
          Sally Howell Library (Epsom) Sally Howell Library (Epsom) Shelves 20/04/2022 WN 600 012878 20/04/2022 20/04/2022 Book  
        Newham collection at Whipps Cross Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves 20/04/2022 WN 600 JOI N05679 20/04/2022 20/04/2022 Book  
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