New Technologies in Radiation Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schlegel, Wolfgang (Editor), Bortfeld, Thomas (Editor), Grosu, Anca-Ligia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Radiation Oncology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

This book provides an overview of recent advances in radiation oncology, many of which have originated from physics and engineering sciences. After an introductory section on basic aspects of 3D medical imaging, the role of 3D imaging in the context of radiotherapy is explored in a series of chapter...