Authors:J. Heide, A. Schmittel, D. Kaiser, W. Hinkelbei,
Publisher: S Karger Pu
Keywords: october, berlin, frontiers, radiation, oncology, therapy, radiotherapy, aspects, lung, treatment, cancer, international, special, symposium, controversies
Number of Pages: 211
Published: 2009-12-31
List price: $188.00
ISBN-10: 3805592981
ISBN-13: 9783805592987

Under the auspices of the 12th International Symposium on Special Aspects in Radiotherapy 2008 in Berlin, acknowledged experts presented their perspectives on small and non-small cell lung cancer, reflecting the latest standards and engaging in controversies in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. In the first part of this volume, aspects of the diagnostic workup are highlighted from the histopathologist’s point of view, followed by presentations concerning the value of PET-CT and whole-body MRI in the staging of lung cancer. The use and current methods in bronchoscopy, endoscopi