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Radiation safety aspects of brachytherapy for prostate cancer using permanently implanted sources

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International Commission on Radiological Protection. New York, NY: Elsevier , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN650 I53 2005 v.98

Radiation safety aspects of brachytherapy for prostate cancer using permanently implanted sources. A report of ICRP publication 98. Ann ICRP> 2005; 35(3) : iii-vi, 3-50. Review Erratum in: Ann ICRP 2005; 35(4) :141.

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Corporate Author: International Commission on Radiological Protection

Editor: Valentin, J

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication Date: 2005

Series: ICRP Publication 98; Annals of the ICRP 35 : 3

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Brachytherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Safety - standards; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radiation Protection - methods

Abstract: Radiation safety aspects of brachytherapy for prostate cancer using permanently implanted sources. A report of ICRP publication 98. Ann ICRP> 2005; 35(3) : iii-vi, 3-50. Review Erratum in: Ann ICRP 2005; 35(4) :141.

ISBN: 9780080446592; 0080446590

ISSN: 0146-6453

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: WN650 I53 2005 v.98

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Cancer care quality measures : symptoms and end-of-life care

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Lorenz, Karl, Lynn, Joanne. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , 2006.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Lorenz, Karl; Lynn, Joanne

Corporate Author: Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center/RAND

Place of Publication: Rockville, MD

Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Publication Date: 2006

Series: Evidence report/technology assessment 137

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Process Assessment (Health Care)

ISBN: 9781587631931; 1587631938

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK38028/

Hospice Palliative Care Program : symptom guidelines

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McLeod, Barbara, Tayler, Carolyn, Sherriff, Colleen, Syme, Ann. [Surrey, BC]: Fraser Health , 2006. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

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Author: McLeod, Barbara; Tayler, Carolyn; Sherriff, Colleen; Syme, Ann

Corporate Author: Fraser Health

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Surrey, BC]

Publisher: Fraser Health

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Terminal Care; Practice Guideline; Signs and Symptoms

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.fraserhealth.ca/media/AcknowledgementsRevised_Sept09.pdf

Portal scatter to primary dose ratio of 4 to 18 MV photon spectra incident on heterogeneous phantoms

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Ozard, Siobhan R. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: LE3 O99 2001

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Author: Ozard, Siobhan R

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xiv, 187 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Scattering, Radiation; Phantoms, Imaging; Monte Carlo Method; Radiometry; Radiation Dosage; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Thesis

ISBN: 9780612715158; 0612715159

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

Call Number: LE3 O99 2001

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https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0085704

Health care use at the end of life in Western Canada

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Canadian Institute for Health Information. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Institute for Health Information , 2007.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Publication Date: 2007

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Hospice Care; Terminal Care; Statistics; Terminally Ill; Cause of Death; Mortality; Health Services - utilization; Delivery of Health Care; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Canada

ISBN: 9781554650729

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Improving palliative care for cancer

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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Neoplasms - therapy; Quality Assurance, Health Care; African Americans; Education, Professional; Financing, Government; Health Services Accessibility; Practice Guideline; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309074029

Megavoltage radiotherapy 1937-1987 : proceedings of a conference held on Sept. 3-5, 1987 to mark the 50th anniversary of megavoltage radiotherapy at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London

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London: British Institute of Radiology , 1988.

Audience: Professional

Editor: Plowman, P.N; Harnett, A.N.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: British Institute of Radiology

Publication Date: 1988

Series: British Journal of Radiology Suppl 22

Subjects: St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London; Radiotherapy, High Energy; Radiotherapy - history - Great Britain; Neoplasms - radiotherapy

ISBN: 0905749162

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library Journals

A time to live : a time to die : report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the BC Cancer Agency

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Nixon, Linda. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Ad Hoc Committee , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ201 B865 1993

Author: Nixon, Linda

Corporate Author: BC cancer Agency. Ad Hoc Committee

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Ad Hoc Committee

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Palliative Treatment; Neoplasms - psychology; Terminal Care

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 B865 1993

Treatment simulators

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Bomford, C.K. British Institute of Radiology Report 23 , 1989.

Audience: Professional

Author: Bomford, C.K

Publisher: British Institute of Radiology Report 23

Publication Date: 1989

Series: BJR supplement 23; British Journal of Radiology 23

Subjects: Radiotherapy; Patient Care Planning; Neoplasms - radiotherapy

ISBN: 905749197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library Journals

Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel : end-of-life decision making : report

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Schüklenk, Udo. [Ottawa, ON]: Royal Society of Canada , 2011.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Schüklenk, Udo

Corporate Author: Royal Society of Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Royal Society of Canada

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/RSCEndofLifeReport2011_EN_Formatted_FINAL.pdf

Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

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Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues; Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Terminal Care; Advance Care Planning; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Quality of Health Care; Patient-Centered Care; Professional-Patient Relations

ISBN: 9780309311748

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18748

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Dying-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx

What dying people want : practical wisdom for the end of life

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Kuhl, David. New York, NY: PublicAffairs , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2002

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Kuhl, David

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xxix, 317 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminal Care; Family Relations; Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Popular Work

Notes: Branch copies may vary in ISBN and pagination.

ISBN: 1586481193 (pbk.); 0385658834; 9780385658843

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2002

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Caring for patients at the end of life : facing an uncertain future together

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Quill, Timothy E. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 Q6 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Quill, Timothy E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Attitude to Death

ISBN: 0195139402

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB310 Q6 2001

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library

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Levitt and Tapley's technological basis of radiation therapy : clinical applications

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 1999. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 L666 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Levitt, Seymour H

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiotherapy - methods; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods; Patient Care Planning

ISBN: 0683301233

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 L666 1999

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library

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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness

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Lynn, Joanne, Harrold, Joan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 H236 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Topics include finding meaning; controlling pain; managing symptoms; forgoing medical treatment; hastening death; and talking to your doctor. Includes patient stories and photos.

Author: Lynn, Joanne; Harrold, Joan

Corporate Author: Center to Improve Care of the Dying

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care

Abstract: Topics include finding meaning; controlling pain; managing symptoms; forgoing medical treatment; hastening death; and talking to your doctor. Includes patient stories and photos.