Electromagnetic Waves-Based Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
Electromagnetic Waves-Based Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Author: Mona Khafaji

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2023-04-13

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 0323996299

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Electromagnetic Waves-Based Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy: Principles and Applications of Nanomaterials is a reference solution for radiation-based methods in cancer therapy that benefit from nanosystems. The book gives foundational knowledge and the latest techniques across the electromagnetic wave spectrum. It assesses the advantages and limitations of nanosystems in therapy, providing researchers and specialists with the insight to leverage novel nanostructures for therapy and to improve the efficacy of existing methods. It presents a comprehensive reference on the use of nanosystems in radiation-based cancer therapy. What makes this book unique is its coverage of the electromagnetic wave spectrum. Six chapters cover radio-wave-involved cancer therapy and imaging; cancer therapy by microwaves hypothermia; infra-red waves in cancer theranostics; the use of visible light in diagnosis; X-ray based treatments; and gamma ray-involved therapy and imaging. This book offers researchers and specialists a comprehensive overview of radiation-based methods using nanosystems. It will be of great use to researchers and specialists in cancer diagnosis who want to take advantage of novel nanostructures and to improve the performance of conventional methods in radiation-based cancer diagnosis and therapy. - Provides a comprehensive reference of radiation-based methods in cancer therapy benefiting from nanosystems - Presents advantages and limitations in the use of nanosystems for radiation-based methods in cancer therapy - Helps researchers and specialists leverage the potential of novel nanostructures for therapy - Offers ways to improve the performance of conventical methods using nanosystems, making this a one-stop solution to the use of nanosystems in radiation-based cancer therapy

Bio-Engineering Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Bio-Engineering Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Azadeh Shahidian

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2020-05-14

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0128178108

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Bioengineering Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment is written for an audience of senior undergraduate students and graduate students in mechanical, electrical and biomedical engineering fields and other professionals in medicine. It is ideally structured for teaching and for those who are working in cancer bioengineering or interdisciplinary projects. The book's authors bring a unique perspective from their expertise in immunology, nanobiomaterials and heat transfer. Topical coverage includes an introduction to the fundamentals of bioengineering and engineering approaches for cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment via case studies, and sections on imaging, immunotherapy, cell therapy, drug delivery, ultrasound and microfluidics in cancer treatment. - Provides fully supported case studies relating to cancer diagnosis and therapy - Pairs the basic fundamentals of engineering and biomedical engineering and applies them to the diagnosis of cancer

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery

Author: Ferenc A. Jolesz

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-09-26

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1420019937

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MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery will be the first publication on this new technology, and will present a variety of current and future clinical applications in tumor ablation treatment. This source helps surgeons and specialists evaluate, analyze, and utilize MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery - bridging the gap between phase 3 clinical tr

Therapeutic Waves
Therapeutic Waves

Author: Marcello Allegretti

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-08

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781656158918

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Diagnosing and then treating, curing and restoring a state of well-being is possible thanks to electromagnetic waves. Contrary to what one might think, they are topics of such wide application that already at the time when the author published the book "The therapeutic properties of electromagnetic waves", he already knew that many topics of great scientific interest had been excluded. The book, which includes the one just mentioned, comprise in addition to the main and well-known technologies used for care and well-being, also those recently studied and applied. There are many pages dedicated to biological effects on human cells and tissues, the energy properties of water, harmful effects, to end with one of the most difficult topics to deal with: cancer. What the world of research has discovered and experienced over decades is hardly known to anyone, even to the experts in the medical field. In the last chapter, the author has collected the most interesting studies carried out worldwide, mainly on technologies that in many cases have evolved into recognized and approved applications for the treatment and ablation of cancer.Embracing and explaining, in the simplest possible way, such a wide range of applications with electromagnetic waves is not easy, considering that the topics covered include notions of physics as well as of medicine and biology. The text is useful to inform both professionals and those interested in knowing more about concepts , about methodologies and discoveries whose existence is often ignored.The medical world is becoming aware of the effectiveness of the technologies that apply electromagnetic waves both in the diagnostic and curative fields and, as a consequence, the old methodologies are gradually set aside. These innovative technologies are the future of medicine and having ever more precise knowledge of how cells and tissues generate, transmit, receive and react to electromagnetic waves can lead to the formulation of solutions more and more effective. Also in ebook version.

Saving Women's Lives
Saving Women's Lives

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-03-18

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0309165946

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The outlook for women with breast cancer has improved in recent years. Due to the combination of improved treatments and the benefits of mammography screening, breast cancer mortality has decreased steadily since 1989. Yet breast cancer remains a major problem, second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death from cancer for women. To date, no means to prevent breast cancer has been discovered and experience has shown that treatments are most effective when a cancer is detected early, before it has spread to other tissues. These two facts suggest that the most effective way to continue reducing the death toll from breast cancer is improved early detection and diagnosis. Building on the 2001 report Mammography and Beyond, this new book not only examines ways to improve implementation and use of new and current breast cancer detection technologies but also evaluates the need to develop tools that identify women who would benefit most from early detection screening. Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis encourages more research that integrates the development, validation, and analysis of the types of technologies in clinical practice that promote improved risk identification techniques. In this way, methods and technologies that improve detection and diagnosis can be more effectively developed and implemented.

Mammography and Beyond
Mammography and Beyond

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-07-23

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0309171318

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Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S. If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous, intrusive, and costly-and more likely to lead to a cure. Yet those simple facts belie the complexity of developing and disseminating acceptable techniques for breast cancer diagnosis. Even the most exciting new technologies remain clouded with uncertainty. Mammography and Beyond provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection methods possible. This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. The committee discusses issues including national policy toward breast cancer detection, roles of public and private agencies, problems in determining the success of a technique, availability of detection methods to specific populations of women, women's experience during the detection process, cost-benefit analyses, and more. Examining current practices and specifying research and other needs, Mammography and Beyond will be an indispensable resource to policy makers, public health officials, medical practitioners, researchers, women's health advocates, and concerned women and their families.

Nanooncology
Nanooncology

Author: Gil Gonçalves

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783319898773

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This book presents a systematic overview of the most relevant nanomaterials and their respective intrinsic properties that have been highly explored by the scientific community and pharmaceutical companies in several different modalities for cancer therapy and bioimaging. The chapters explore the synergistic effects provided by the different nanostructured materials and highlight the main in vitro and in vivo therapeutic achievements on cancer. This work also provides relevant discussion about the recent progresses and future challenges that nanotechnology faces on the conception of more efficient nanoformulations against primary tumors, circulating cancer cells and metastases.

An Introduction to Medical Physics
An Introduction to Medical Physics

Author: Muhammad Maqbool

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-11

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 3319615408

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This book begins with the basic terms and definitions and takes a student, step by step, through all areas of medical physics. The book covers radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, dosimetry, radiation shielding, and nuclear medicine, all at a level suitable for undergraduates. This title not only describes the basics concepts of the field, but also emphasizes numerical and mathematical problems and examples. Students will find An Introduction to Medical Physics to be an indispensible resource in preparations for further graduate studies in the field.

Basic Radiation Oncology
Basic Radiation Oncology

Author: Murat Beyzadeoglu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 3030873080

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This practical, up-to-date, bedside-oriented radiation oncology book encompasses the essential aspects of the subject with coverage on radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology. The first two sections examine concepts that are crucial in radiation physics and radiobiology. The third section describes radiation treatment regimens appropriate for the main cancer sites and tumor types.

Physics in Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide
Physics in Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide

Author: Ping Xia, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 161705240X

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This guide & companion to the Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide is a comprehensive physics review for anyone in the field of radiation oncology looking to enhance their knowledge of medical physics. It covers in depth the principles of radiation physics as applied to radiation therapy along with their technical and clinical applications. To foster retention of key concepts and data, the resource utilizes a user-friendly ìflash cardî question and answer format with over 800 questions. The questions are supported by detailed answers and rationales along with reference citations for source information. The Guide is comprised of 14 chapters that lead the reader through the radiation oncology physics field, from basic physics to current practice and latest innovations. Aspects of basic physics covered include fundamentals, photon and particle interactions, and dose measurement. A section on current practice covers treatment planning, safety, regulations, quality assurance, and SBRT, SRS, TBI, IMRT, and IGRT techniques. A chapter unique to this volume is dedicated to those topics in diagnostic imaging most relevant to radiology, including MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography, PET, SPECT, and CT. New technologies such as VMAT, novel IGRT devices, proton therapy, and MRI-guided therapy are also incorporated. Focused and authoritative, this must-have review combines the expertise of clinical radiation oncology and radiation physics faculty from the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. Key Features: Includes more than 800 questions with detailed answers and rationales A one-stop guide for those studying the physics of radiation oncology including those wishing to reinforce their current knowledge of medical physics Delivered in a ìflash cardî format to facilitate recall of key concepts and data Presents a unique chapter on diagnostic imaging topics most relevant to radiation oncology Content provided by a vast array of contributors, including physicists, radiation oncology residents, dosimetrists, and physicians About the Editors: Andrew Godley, PhD, is Staff Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH Ping Xia, PhD, is Head of Medical Physics and Professor of Molecular Medicine, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.