Radiotherapy and the Human Brain: Towards a Better Understanding of Response [Paperback]

Ciprian D. Igna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2008

The major limitation of cancer treatment is normal tissue tolerance. When irradiating normal tissue, such as the normal brain tissue, one of the principal causes of complications is damage to the cerebral vasculature. If radiation is to benefit patients, it would be beneficial to know or be able to predict the consequences of irradiating the normal tissue. While there is some data relating loss of perfusion to radiation dose in other tissues such as lung, there is very little data for the brain. This book describes and analyzes the feasibility of an original method developed by the author in collaboration with the staff at the University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Canada to investigate the relationship between the change in hemodynamic measures and the radiation dose delivered to the normal brain tissue following a typical brain tumour radiotherapy procedure. A generous amount of space has been dedicated to explaining some elementary concepts, since the book brings together information characteristic to various different fields, like Physics, Medical Diagnostic Imaging and Cancer Treatment.

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About the Author

Mr. Igna holds a M.Sc. in Radiation Oncology Physics and a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Calgary, where he has been working as a Teaching and Research Assistant for the last 5 years. Mr. Igna received various academic awards, authored and presented several scientific articles at various international scientific meetings and conferences.Title

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: VDM Verlag (July 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3639046765
• ISBN-13: 978-3639046762
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,900,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)