Radiation therapy in neurologic disease Journal Article

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Author: Melian, E
Article Title: Radiation therapy in neurologic disease
Abstract: Radiotherapy is a primary mode of treatment of many of the disease entities seen by the neurologist. Therefore knowledge of how ionizing radiation works and when it is indicated is a crucial part of the field of Neurology. The neurologist may also be confronted with some of the side effects and complications or radiotherapy treatment. This chapter attempts to serve as a review of the current day process of radiotherapy, a brief review of biology and physics of radiation, and how it is used in the treatment diseases which are common to the Neurologist. In addition we review the more commonly seen side effects and complications of treatment which may be seen by the neurologist.
Journal Title: Handbook of clinical neurology
Volume: 121
ISSN: 0072-9752; 0072-9752
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: Netherlands
Date Published: 2014
Start Page: 1181
End Page: 1198
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10.1016/B978-0-7020-4088-7.00079-1

10.1016/B978-0-7020-4088-7.00079-1
Notes: CI: (c) 2014; JID: 0166161; OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish
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