Abstract
It is a known fact that an increasing percentage of the population in developed as well as developing countries contract cancer. However, in some advanced countries the cancer mortality rate is no longer increasing, which can be attributed to an improvement in therapy. In some developing countries radiation therapy is currently applied in 50-60% of all cancer cases. About half of these treatments are with curative aims. Surgery and radiotherapy applied individually or concurrently result in the cure of about 40-50% of all patients. In addition, the application of chemotherapy has curative effects on small percentage of cancer cases. Radiotherapy is also an excellent palliative agent and often prolongs and enhances the quality of life of a patient. In some countries, resources are too scarce to secure adequate treatments. When this happens, it is of great importance that they learn to utilize the available resources in the most effective way. One of the aims of this seminar is to deal with this issue. Refs, figs and tabs.
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Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery. Proceedings of the interregional seminar for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held in Leuven, 16-20 September 1991.
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1994.
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Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery. Proceedings of the interregional seminar for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held in Leuven, 16-20 September 1991.
IAEA.
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1994.
"Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery. Proceedings of the interregional seminar for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held in Leuven, 16-20 September 1991."
IAEA.
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title = {Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery. Proceedings of the interregional seminar for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held in Leuven, 16-20 September 1991}
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abstractNote = {It is a known fact that an increasing percentage of the population in developed as well as developing countries contract cancer. However, in some advanced countries the cancer mortality rate is no longer increasing, which can be attributed to an improvement in therapy. In some developing countries radiation therapy is currently applied in 50-60% of all cancer cases. About half of these treatments are with curative aims. Surgery and radiotherapy applied individually or concurrently result in the cure of about 40-50% of all patients. In addition, the application of chemotherapy has curative effects on small percentage of cancer cases. Radiotherapy is also an excellent palliative agent and often prolongs and enhances the quality of life of a patient. In some countries, resources are too scarce to secure adequate treatments. When this happens, it is of great importance that they learn to utilize the available resources in the most effective way. One of the aims of this seminar is to deal with this issue. Refs, figs and tabs.}
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title = {Radiation dose in radiotherapy from prescription to delivery. Proceedings of the interregional seminar for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held in Leuven, 16-20 September 1991}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {It is a known fact that an increasing percentage of the population in developed as well as developing countries contract cancer. However, in some advanced countries the cancer mortality rate is no longer increasing, which can be attributed to an improvement in therapy. In some developing countries radiation therapy is currently applied in 50-60% of all cancer cases. About half of these treatments are with curative aims. Surgery and radiotherapy applied individually or concurrently result in the cure of about 40-50% of all patients. In addition, the application of chemotherapy has curative effects on small percentage of cancer cases. Radiotherapy is also an excellent palliative agent and often prolongs and enhances the quality of life of a patient. In some countries, resources are too scarce to secure adequate treatments. When this happens, it is of great importance that they learn to utilize the available resources in the most effective way. One of the aims of this seminar is to deal with this issue. Refs, figs and tabs.}
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