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Combining Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy
Pages 1-20
Punto di Riferimento
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
LIBRERIA STUDIUM
Advances in Radiation Oncology
Wong, Schutheiss, Radany
Editore
Springer
Anno
2017
Pagine
271
ISBN
9783319532332
135,00 €
DA SCONTARE
- Offers comprehensive coverage of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided therapies
- Reviews the potential role of radiotherapy in enhancing immunotherapy
- Discusses systems and mathematical biology approaches to radiotherapy
- Explores the use of image-guided radiotherapy in treating systemic and oligometastatic disease
This book concisely reviews important advances in radiation oncology, providing practicing radiation oncologists with a fundamental understanding of each topic and an appreciation of its significance for the future of radiation oncology. It explores in detail the impact of newer imaging modalities, such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and other novel agents, which deliver improved visualization of the physiologic and phenotypic features of a given cancer, helping oncologists to provide more targeted radiotherapy and assess the response. Due consideration is also given to how advanced technologies for radiation therapy delivery have created new treatment options for patients with localized and metastatic disease, highlighting the increasingly important role of image-guided radiotherapy in treating systemic and oligometastatic disease. Further topics include the potential value of radiotherapy in enhancing immunotherapy thanks to the broader immune-stimulatory effects, how cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment influence response, and the application of mathematical and systems biology methods to radiotherapy.
Table of contents (12 chapters)
