Radiotherapy and clinical radiobiology of head and neck cancer /
by Loredana G. Marcu, Iuliana Toma-Dasu, Alexandru Dasu, Claes Mercke.
- 1 online resource.
- Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introductory aspects of head and neck cancers -- Clinical aspects of head and neck cancer -- General radiobiology refresher -- Hypoxia and angiogenesis -- The mechanisms behind tumour repopulation -- The radiobiology of HPV-associated head and neck cancer -- Normal tissue tolerance -- The treatment of head and neck cancer -- Targeted therapies -- Retreatment issues.
"Tumour-related challenges and possible ways to overcome them are covered in this book, authored by three medical physicists and a clinical oncologist who explain how different radiobiological findings have led to the development of various treatment techniques for head and neck cancer"--