Treatment Simulation
Treatment Simulation Dimitris N. Mihailidis Niko Papanikolaou Introduction Treatment planning is one of the most crucial processes of radiotherapy, through which the most appropriate way to irradiate the patient is…
ONCOLOGY
Imaging in Radiotherapy
Imaging in Radiotherapy George T.Y. Chen Gregory C. Sharp John A. Wolfgang Introduction Imaging is the basis of modern radiotherapy. Imaging plays a major role in localizing the extent of…
Patient and Organ Movement
Patient and Organ Movement James M. Balter Introduction The driving tenet of conformal radiotherapy is the precise delivery of focal radiation doses to the target, so that an effective dose…
Patient Data Acquisition
Patient Data Acquisition Bahman Emami Introduction Radiation oncology is a clinical specialty devoted to the management of patients with malignant neoplasms by using ionizing radiation alone or in combination with…
Introduction: Process, Equipment, and Personnel
Introduction: Process, Equipment, and Personnel Faiz M. Khan Every patient with cancer must have access to the best possible care regardless of constraints such as geographic separation from adequate facilities…
Gastrointestinal System, Pancreatobiliary Tract and Liver
(1) Department of Pathology Beckley Veterans Medical Center (West Virginia), McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Esophagus Key Morphological Features of Well-Differentiated Esophageal Squamous Cell…
Female Reproductive System
(1) Department of Pathology Beckley Veterans Medical Center (West Virginia), McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Cervix Review of Pertinent Histology, Physiology The ectocervix of…
The Genitourinary System
(1) Department of Pathology Beckley Veterans Medical Center (West Virginia), McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA The Kidney Overview Normal Renal Histology and Physiology The…
Thyroid Gland, Salivary Gland, and Thymus
(1) Department of Pathology Beckley Veterans Medical Center (West Virginia), McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Thyroid Gland Key Morphological Features of Papillary Carcinoma Highly…
Cutaneous Tissue
(1) Department of Pathology Beckley Veterans Medical Center (West Virginia), McGuire Veterans Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Review of Pertinent Physiology and Histology of the Skin…
