Late Effects of Cancer Treatment on Normal Tissues

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rubin, Philip (Editor), Constine, Louis S. (Editor), Marks, Lawrence B. (Editor), Okunieff, Paul (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Radiation Oncology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Internal medicine.; Oncology.; Pediatrics.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Surgical Oncology.; Internal Medicine.

The search for the most favorable therapeutic ratio – at which ablation of cancer is achieved while normal tissues are conserved – has been modern radiation oncology’s equivalent of the quest for the Holy Grail. Our awareness of the late effects of radiation grew during the past century as new modal...