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Table of Contents:; 1. Radiation Dermatitis -- 2. Hair Loss -- 3. Radiation Brain Injury -- 4. Radiation Orbital Toxicity -- 5. Ear Toxicity -- 6. Oral Mucositis -- 7. Xerostomia -- 8. Loss of Taste -- 9. Laryngeal Edema -- 10. Radiation Pneumonitis -- 11. Pericarditis -- 12. Esophagitis -- 13. Ra…
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Table of Contents:; Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Low Doses and Low Dose Rates -- 1.2 Use of Radiation Biology Data to Reduce the Uncertainty in Risk Estimates -- 2. General Approaches to Risk Assessment -- 2.1 Risk Assessment Process and Associated Unc…
Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…
"A key resource for all genetic counselors and other healthcare providers, this comprehensive reference has been completely updated and reorganized for its fourth edition; Over 50 hereditary cancer predisposition genes have now been identified. Genetic testing can be a powerful tool in assessing in…
Table of Contents:; 1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomateria…
Contents:; Genetic Testing, Some Themes and Some Basics -- Autosomal Dominant Inheriance and Huntington Disease -- Autosomal Recessive Inheritance and Cystic Fibrosis -- X-linked Inheritance: a Question of Gender -- Genetics Testing in Cancer -- DNA Testing, Genes and Identity -- Out of Sequence: G…
Contents:; Radiation therapy effects on the central nervous system / Cramer, Chan, Kirkpatrick -- Radiation therapy effects in head and neck cancer / Galloway, Yom -- Radiation therapy effects on the thorax / Kaidar, Person, Zagar, Marks -- Radiation therapy effects in breast cancer / Boggs, De Los…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, car…