Decision Tools for Radiation Oncology: Prognosis, Treatment Response and Toxicity

by Carsten Nieder

Book Overview

A look at the recent oncology literature or a search of the common databases reveals a steadily increasing number of nomograms and other prognostic models. These models may predict the risk of relapse, lymphatic spread of a given malignancy, toxicity, survival, etc. Pathology information, gene signatures, and clinical data may all be used to compute the models. This trend reflects increasingly individualized treatment concepts, the need for approaches...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642371019
• ISBN13: 9783642371011
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.2"