Proton Therapy

<p>As proton therapy treatment centers become smaller and more cost-effective, education and training for today’s multi-disciplinary oncology teams are more important than ever before. This state-of-the-art reference <b>brings you fully up to date with all aspects of proton therapy</b>, with <b>guidance you can trust from MD Anderson Cancer Center</b>, the largest and most experienced proton therapy center in the world. Led by Drs. Steven J. Frank and X. Ronald Zhu, <i>Proton Therapy</i> provides a unique opportunity to benefit from the unsurpassed knowledge and expertise of an esteemed team of leaders in the field<i>.</p></i><ul><b> <li>Covers all cancers for which proton therapy is used most often</b>, including prostate, head and neck, pediatrics, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, sarcomas, lungs, breast, lymphomas, and gynecologic cancers.</li> <p> <li>Provides <b>up-to-date information</b> on radiobiology, treatment planning and quality assurance, indications for proton therapy, management approaches, and outcomes after proton therapy by disease site.</li> <p> <li>Discusses <b>technologic advances</b> such as spot scanning and treatment planning systems for the management of solid tumors; radiobiology of proton therapy, including DNA damage and repair mechanisms and acute and late effects on normal tissues; and multifield optimized intensity-modulated proton therapy (MFO-IMPT) for optimizing the distribution of linear energy transfer (LET) of proton beams within target volumes and away from critical normal structures.</li> <p> <li>Includes a <b>special section on head and neck cases</b> in the e-book that photographically illustrates the full cycle of proton therapy care.</li> <b> <li>Enhanced</b> <b>eBook version included with purchase. </b>Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.</li></ul>