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Medical Physics
Models and Technologies in Cancer Research
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Edited by:
Anna Bajek
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
Modern cancer research is a high-tech undertaking, overlapping with many fields in the physical sciences. These include nanotechnology, engineering, immunology, and bioinformatics. This book focuses on the science and technology underlying the diagnosis and treatement of cancer. The authors offer insights into technologies including radiotherapy, modelling, and drug encapsulation.
- Gives a scientific rather than a medical perspective of cancer.
- Written by experts from a diverse range of fields.
Author / Editor information
Anna Bajek, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland; Bartosz Tylkowski, Eurecat, UTQ, Tarragona, Spain
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
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List of contributing authors
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1 Personalized and targeted therapies
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2 Advancements in cancer chemotherapy
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3 Principles of radiation therapy
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4 Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer research
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5 Natural substances in cancer—do they work?
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6 The application of the natural killer cells, macrophages and dendritic cells in treating various types of cancer
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7 Non-radioactive imaging strategies for in vivo immune cell tracking
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8 Present trends in the encapsulation of anticancer drugs
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9 3D tumor model – a platform for anticancer drug development
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Index
241
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eBook published on:
August 2, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9783110662306
Paperback published on:
August 2, 2021
Paperback ISBN:
9783110662290
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
15
Main content:
248
Illustrations:
6
Coloured Illustrations:
52
Tables:
10
Audience(s) for this book
Researchers and graduate students in physics, pharmacy, engineering, and other fields with applications in cancer research.
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