Implementation of high dose rate brachytherapy in limited resource settings

Brachytherapy is an essential component of the curative treatment of cervical cancer, a disease with high incidence in many developing countries The IAEA supports the use of high dose rate brachytherapy for centres with a large number of patients with this disease. HDR brachytherapy is also used in...

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Otros Autores: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Formato: Sin ejemplares
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Vienna : IAEA, 2015.
Colección:IAEA Human Health Series ; no. 30,
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Sumario:Brachytherapy is an essential component of the curative treatment of cervical cancer, a disease with high incidence in many developing countries The IAEA supports the use of high dose rate brachytherapy for centres with a large number of patients with this disease. HDR brachytherapy is also used in other common cancers such as breast cancer, lung, oesophagus and prostate. This publication provides guidance to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and planners on establishing and operating a high dose rate brachytherapy unit with modern standards and presents the main issues to be addressed for its effective and safe operation.
Notas:STI/PUB/1670.
Título tomado de la versión electrónica (consultado: 20.08.15).
Descripción Física:97 p. : il. (algunas col.), tablas ; 24 cm.
Formato:Modo de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789201072146
ISSN:2075–3772